Upgrading to new motherboard

[Josiah c-e]

In my other PC I'm changing my old ga-78lmt-usb3 6.0 to an asrock 970m pro3. They have different drivers so what should I do when I install the new part in terms of windows?

 

[Milheim]

You'll want to completely reinstall Windows. On the off chance that your PC boots into the OS after the change you'll see a pretty significant performance decrease.

 

[JimF_35]

You can boot your Windows in Safe Mode which loads as few drivers as possible then install your drivers.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/start-computer-safe-mode#start-computer-safe-mode=windows-7

The issue is which windows do you have? If it is 8 then you may need to go into your UEFI and disable fastboot so that you have a chance to hit the F8 key on boot.

http://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/21284-fast-boot-enable-uefi-firmware-settings-windows-8-10-a.html

Also, be aware that Windows will tie its license to the motherboard in some cases and may go un-genuine. Usually you can just reactivate it with your new hardware but most Windows will only allow you to do this 3 times.

 

[Josiah c-e]

How do I do that. Do I stat up like normal and then install?

 

[JimF_35]

Sorry late to the post...

http://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/21284-fast-boot-enable-uefi-firmware-settings-windows-8-10-a.html

 

[Josiah c-e]

I have windows 10

 

[JimF_35]

Same should apply.

 

[JimF_35]

Check this out it may help...

http://www.pcworld.com/article/200827/how_to_upgrade_your_motherboard_the_easy_way.html?page=3

 

[Josiah c-e]

If it does boot to my old is should I then re install?