Question with new motherboards...

Ramodkk

Ramodkk

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I've been wondering this for the past few years, and never really asked.

When you get a new motherboard, do you HAVE to do a fresh install? Or can you just install the mobo, and uninstall old drivers and install new ones?

I've always done a fresh install anyways, seems safer and more likely to work.

I'm asking because my dad got a new motherboard (Socker AM2/AM2+) and he didn't do a fresh install and instead tried to mess with the drivers once in windows. After messing a bit with screen resolution and what not, the computer doesn't boot anymore.

Thanks :D
 
A fresh install is always better. Most of the time it is driver conflits.

If you do its best to uninstall all the old board drivers before you swap them out. When you boot the first time with the new board, boot into safe mode and let windows install its generic drivers. Then reboot and install the new boards drivers. Probably have to reactivate windows too.
 
No you don't HAVE to but your PC will thank you for doing it.


You gotta reboot 3-4 times to get the new devices to register then set up to install your new drivers and then remove all the old drives.
I did it for a week once since I didn't want to waste time doing 2 formats once my new board got here and I noticed it was over all slower (15 seconds longer on boot too)

So I would only do it if you must...and get a deep clean driver tool...it should help remove the old stuff.
 
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