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| 1408753 | 2015-09-22 04:45:00 | I'm about to change my MB from GA-Z77N-wifi to GA-Z170N-wifi. With memory, CPU, SSD changes I recently reinstalled W7pro64 and made a Microsoft image. Can I use the image (and repair disc) to get W7 going on my new MB? I realise I would have to update some drivers afterwards. But would the image run? Might there be more hassle than re-installing all my apps from scratch? |
BBCmicro (15761) | ||
| 1408754 | 2015-09-22 04:52:00 | Just try it. You may need to sysprep the install then clone it. Worst case is you just need to do a fresh install anyway. | wratterus (105) | ||
| 1408755 | 2015-09-22 05:14:00 | should be fine if the chipsets are similar-ish (ie Intel) AND you arent/werent using any onboard raid Even it it wont load win, there are utilities to fix it after the clone that work really well (Paragon Boot Repair?) New mb is often a good reason for a nice fresh install regardless :-) |
1101 (13337) | ||
| 1408756 | 2015-09-22 05:34:00 | That's a definite maybe. Sometimes it works, sometimes you need to go the sysprep route, sometimes it's just easier to start over Also if it's an OEM version of windows it's not transferable technically. I've had very good luck with windows 8 and 10 though, they seems to work much better when booted off different hardware. I swapped drives between 2 machines running 8.1 and all I had to do was swap the keys and they re-activated, no boot up drama at all. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1408757 | 2015-09-22 05:42:00 | The image would work fine - no need to syspep :D Simply Drop the image on, then boot from the paragon Adaptive Restore CD tell it to adjust the drivers, reboot as normal, and install the new drivers. Fully Described and links make-windows-7-bootable-after-motherboard-swap.html (www.sevenforums.com) You May need to manually reactivate Windows. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1408758 | 2015-09-22 20:12:00 | Simply Drop the image on, then adjust the drivers, reboot as normal, and install the new drivers. . Yep, done that many a time. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1408759 | 2015-09-22 22:36:00 | Whew - just read the sysprep guff. Too difficult for a 68 yo amateur I was thinking the same about Paragon until I got to page 222. I suddenly realised it was a Linux boot disc. Just like I used to use back in the XP days If I read the manual right, I download "Backup and Recovery 15 Home" trial version, use "Recovery Media Builder" to make the boot disc (possibly with Imgburn? and probably without adding drivers?), use the Windows Repair disc (not sure whether to reboot after that?), then use the Paragon boot disc, choose "p2P Adjust OS Wizard", reboot normally Just discovered your link to SevensForums Wainui. I overlooked it, went straight to Google to find what Paragon was. Would've saved me a lot of reading Anyway thanks everyone, esp with the encouragement that it might work straight off (with manual driver adjustment later) |
BBCmicro (15761) | ||
| 1408760 | 2015-09-26 08:10:00 | Hardware-wise the change wasn't too bad. Then I used the windows Repair disc and the Paragon boot disc. (I used the SevenForums/Dropbox iso, thanks Wainui) and had a good usable system. GTX970 graphics, normal desktop, password. But no internet and a lot of yellow exclamation marks So I put the MB driver disc in the optical drive and tried to access it. But there was no longer any USB access! The optical drive worked OK with the BIOS/boot disc but once control was passed to the installed Win7pro64 all USB3 ports stopped working. The MB has a couple of USB2 ports but they are available by header only (and of course I don't have the adaptor) So what do you do if you haven't got an internal DVD drive, USB access, or internet access? (The Paragon disc let me browse for drivers but would not look at its own drive) I took a break and the answer suddenly came to me - use Mrs Micro's 11" 2-in-1 to copy the MB driver disc to a SATA HDD in a USB dock. Then plug the bare HDD into a SATA port on the new MB. So I was able to install the USB driver and the USB ports became available again. In retrospect I should have copied the disc to D drive while still using the old system. I've still got some problems the main one being that the image only occupies 120 GB on my new 250 GB SSD. I tried extending the partition in Disc Management but it wouldn't let me. I don't know if it affects things, but I had previously initialised the brand new 250 GB SSD before copying the image to it (without creating any volumes). I was able to initialise it because the first time I pressed the power switch the BIOS found my old OS Any advice on how to extend C:? The Paragon disc doesn't seem to have a tool |
BBCmicro (15761) | ||
| 1408761 | 2015-09-27 07:21:00 | I've now done it with GParted. (I also had to resurrect the old SSD with a command prompt instruction to go online. It had a 'signature conflict', whatever that is) The new computer is exceptionally quiet (just as Dugimodo said). Even with 8 cpus running at 100% the temperature only reaches the mid 50°s. With the old rig (i5-3570k @ 4.1 GHz with Intel cooler) I had to run the GPU fans at 60% to help cool the cpus and even then the temperature regularly hit the mid 80s. I don't have to run the GPU fans at all now. Which means I can get rid of the PrecisionX software that interferes with various apps Edit: just to correct my previous post. When I said 'all USB3 ports stopped working' I should have said 'except for my Microsoft wired mouse'. I didn't try the keyboard on USB. It's on PS2 |
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