Windows 7 on am4

[a.fire.inside.471]

I have a motherboard B450M Pro-2 and i want to know if its possible to use with windows 7 ultimate 64 bit already installed on a SSD?

 

[kanewolf]

Probably not. Whatever old motherboard is still configured in the registry of that Windows install. It might not boot, it might blue screen or it might seem to work normally. There is no way to predict. Most likely it won't boot.

 

[USAFRet]

I have a motherboard B450M Pro-2 and i want to know if its possible to use with windows 7 ultimate 64 bit already installed on a SSD?

Moving a drive and OS like that has 3 possible outcomes

1. It boots up just fine
2. It fails completely
3. It boots up, but you're chasing issues for weeks.

Win 7 going into a new AM4 system...I'd expect #2.

 

[aldan]

this is the most often posted and by far the most irritating question on this forumn.a simple forumn search would have given you countless answers to this by now pointless question.

 

[a.fire.inside.471]

So my only solution would be getting w10 to avoid any kind of issue? And thanks to all who took their time to answer.

 

[USAFRet]

So my only solution would be getting w10 to avoid any kind of issue? And thanks to all who took their time to answer.

It's a case of needing a clean install, no matter which OS it is.
Win 10 is marginally better at seeing new hardware, but the above 3 conditions still apply.

 

[a.fire.inside.471]

Thanks for all the help. I will surely follow these tips.

 

[a.fire.inside.471]

One last thing: do i need to do the clean install with the new motherboard or can i just install it on the ssb with my current am3+ pc and then plug the ssd on the am4 motherboard?

 

[kanewolf]

One last thing: do i need to do the clean install with the new motherboard or can i just install it on the ssb with my current am3+ pc and then plug the ssd on the am4 motherboard?

The clean install must be done on the new motherboard. You should also have only the C: drive connected when you do the install.

 

[a.fire.inside.471]

Thanks for all the info!