Upgrading motherboards for Windows 8 OEM models

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NicoPlaysYT
Senior Member

250

04-14-2016, 07:39 AM

I’m facing some challenges setting up SLI on my new motherboard. I’m unsure what issues might pop up during startup or if it will work smoothly from the hard drive.

NicoPlaysYT

04-14-2016, 07:39 AM #1

I’m facing some challenges setting up SLI on my new motherboard. I’m unsure what issues might pop up during startup or if it will work smoothly from the hard drive.

mellon890
Junior Member

04-15-2016, 03:36 PM

It seems like you're asking about a potential issue. The phrase "most likely, it will boot fine" suggests the system should start without problems.

mellon890

04-15-2016, 03:36 PM #2

It seems like you're asking about a potential issue. The phrase "most likely, it will boot fine" suggests the system should start without problems.

ckg63
Member

196

04-15-2016, 05:36 PM

You may need to reinstall or reactivate your Windows version depending on the updates or changes made.

ckg63

04-15-2016, 05:36 PM #3

You may need to reinstall or reactivate your Windows version depending on the updates or changes made.

The_Gibbster
Junior Member

04-24-2016, 11:52 PM

It's okay as long as the system starts and runs smoothly. I changed the CPU and motherboard last night from a Pentium G3258+MSI Z97 to an i5 3570K+AsRock Z77 Pro3, and everything functioned perfectly.

The_Gibbster

04-24-2016, 11:52 PM #4

frankenado
Member

04-29-2016, 03:26 AM

It sounds like someone mentioned needing to reactivate Windows after replacing parts on a PC. I think I’ll go with that when I upgrade the motherboard.

frankenado

04-29-2016, 03:26 AM #5

It sounds like someone mentioned needing to reactivate Windows after replacing parts on a PC. I think I’ll go with that when I upgrade the motherboard.