Intel Motherboards : Mobo+CPU upgrade No Post+Blackscreen

Author: parsec
Subject: Mobo+CPU upgrade No Post+Blackscreen
Posted: 26 Oct 2016 at 10:40pm

Phil86 wrote: Hey, so the new Motherboard should arrive today. Concerning the Windows compatibility...what would you recomend? Should i clean install Windows before making any changes so that the drivers for my old CHipsets are all removed? Or should i assemble all the part first and then Boot from Disc??

Don't install Windows on your old system, wait until the new one is assembled. There is zero in common between the two systems with the basic drivers for each board. Even if you don't install any drivers at all, Windows still uses its own built in stuff, which includes some AMD drivers.

If you have any problems after installing Window again on the old system, and move it to the new one, you won't know if it is from installing it on the AMD system, or something with the new one.

You really should format the OS disk so everything is removed before installing Windows again. You also only want to have the OS disk running when you install Windows on the new system.

If you installed Windows on the old system with another drive running, Windows will put the boot/system partition on the other drive. If you move that drive to the new system, you'll then have two boot/system partitions in the PC, which will be confusing with strange results.