so it appears that my mobo is on it's way out (according to the manufacturer, based on the symptoms i reported) and it will need to be replaced, the manufacturer will be shipping out a replacement this week, same board. prior to my mobo problems i had planned to upgrade my processor and memory, and have since decided that i'll go ahead and do this once the replacement board arrives. so my question is will i have to reinstall windows 8 (pro/64) after i install the new hardware? or, since the mobo will be the same, will i be fine, even with cpu upgrade? about 5+ years ago, with a different pc, using windows xp, i upgraded to a completely different mobo and cpu and xp booted right up, all i had to do was reactivate it, that was all, didn't have to reinstall xp or any of my other programs. iirc i followed some instructions that i found on the net, that outlined how to install new hardware without having to reinstall windows and other programs, worked like a charm. anyway, it would be great if i didn't have to scour the net for the same type of instructions this time around, and that it will be a simple process given i will be using the same mobo, albeit a replacement. any thoughts?
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- windows 8 pro
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- hp z1
- CPU
- xeon 1245
- Memory
- 16gb
- Graphics Card(s)
- gtx 675m
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 27"
- Screen Resolution
- 2560x1440
- Hard Drives
- several: ssd, hybrid, ide, etc.
- Case
- aio
- Browser
- maxthon
- Antivirus
- defender/ mbam pro