Im pretty much a n00b at computer hardware. I bought this PC about 2 years ago, its a decent little gaming rig, coming with a 1050Ti SSC and an i3-6100, 8gb RAM and a SanDisk SSD. The MoBo is the (rather attractive looking) MSI Mortar Arctic B150. Since buying it 2 years ago, I have upgraded to an i5-6600K and MSI GTX 1060 OC Armor. (Currently waiting on a Gigabyte 1070 8gb). A few days ago, I finally got my new MoBo in (MSI Z170 Mortar) so I can finally take advantage of the 6600K and OC a bit. This is a MicroATX form factor PC.
Since everything I upgraded so far was essentially Plug and Play, for some reason I figured it would be the same with swapping out MoBo's, but alas, no such luck.
I put everything back together, got a USB 32gb thumb drive, downloaded the Windows Media Creator tool, formatted the USB drive, rebooted to the BOOT menu, chose the USB stick, and reinstalled windows (i dont care about any of the data on this computer/hard drive). Im at the point now where I feel as though I am messing something up.
After some EXTENSIVE google searching and YouTube videos, I am having one hell of a time actually finding what I would call a work-flow, or step-by-step Old > New MoBo tutorial. So I guess my question is, can SOMEONE please break it down to me so I know what steps need to be taken in order to get the new MoBo to boot up to windows? I just joined here today for this exact reason. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I am more than happy to explain in detail what is going on, etc.
Thanks!!
Garrett
Since everything I upgraded so far was essentially Plug and Play, for some reason I figured it would be the same with swapping out MoBo's, but alas, no such luck.
I put everything back together, got a USB 32gb thumb drive, downloaded the Windows Media Creator tool, formatted the USB drive, rebooted to the BOOT menu, chose the USB stick, and reinstalled windows (i dont care about any of the data on this computer/hard drive). Im at the point now where I feel as though I am messing something up.
After some EXTENSIVE google searching and YouTube videos, I am having one hell of a time actually finding what I would call a work-flow, or step-by-step Old > New MoBo tutorial. So I guess my question is, can SOMEONE please break it down to me so I know what steps need to be taken in order to get the new MoBo to boot up to windows? I just joined here today for this exact reason. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I am more than happy to explain in detail what is going on, etc.
Thanks!!
Garrett