Solved new motherboard

Hi
my motherboard has expired.

I am in the process of changing it and adding extra memory. I will probably keep the same CPU.

Should I prepare the OS for the new setup using "sysprep" before removing the old motherboard(I can still boot from it), or should I just change the components and take it from there. Presumably reactivating the OS by telephone.

Answers much appreciated.

Frank

Welcome to EightForums.

Your new MOBO will have a uEFI BIOS.

Make sure you backup your DATA.

Clean the HD Drive, using Step one in this tutorial:
SSD / HDD : Optimize for Windows Reinstallation - Windows 7 Forums
Than type> convent gpt
& than Reboot PC to install.



How to install with a uEFI BIOS:
http://www.eightforums.com/tutorial...e-firmware-interface-install-windows-8-a.html

NO, my new board will not have EFI bios.

As you are buying a old MOBO, make sure it is good.

The board I am buying is brand new.

It is a Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD£ rev 1.0 which is replacing a Gigabyte GA-MA790GPT-UD3H.

http://uk.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3891#ov

DualBIOS™ 3TB+ HDD Support (Hybrid EFI Technology)

Hybrid EFI Technology combines the benefits of GIGABYTE's mature BIOS platform including stability and compatibility with 3rd party products with 3TB+ HDD support from EFI technology, allowing GIGABYTE to offer the best of both worlds through a quick and easy BIOS update using GIGABYTE's @BIOS utility that is freely available from the GIGABYTE website.
GIGABYTE DualBIOS™ is a patented technology that automatically recovers BIOS data when the main BIOS has crashed or failed. Featuring 2 physical BIOS ROMs integrated onboard, GIGABYTE DualBIOS™ allows quick and seamless recovery from BIOS damage or failure due to viruses or improper BIOS updating. In addition, GIGABYTE DualBIOS™ now supports 3TB+ (terabyte) hard drive booting without the need for partitioning, and enables more data storage on a single hard drive.

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Hi theog

I am not sure what you are saying in your last post.

franka said:

NO, my new board will not have EFI bios.

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It has a uEFI BIOS.

The revision 3 board has EFI bios the revision 1 has Award bios.

GIGABYTE - Motherboard - Socket AM3+ - GA-990FXA-UD3 (rev. 3.0)

V1.o

UEFI DualBIOS™ Technology

With a superior graphical interface capable of 32-bit color imaging and fluid user-friendly mouse navigation, UEFI DualBIOS™ makes BIOS configuration a new and exciting experience for novice and experienced users alike. UEFI BIOS also brings native support for large hard drives on 64-bit operating systems.

Click to expand...

GIGABYTE - Motherboard - Socket AM3+ - GA-990FXA-UD3 (rev. 1.1)

V1.1

DualBIOS™ 3TB+ HDD Support (Hybrid EFI Technology)

Hybrid EFI Technology combines the benefits of GIGABYTE's mature BIOS platform including stability and compatibility with 3rd party products with 3TB+ HDD support from EFI technology, allowing GIGABYTE to offer the best of both worlds through a quick and easy BIOS update using GIGABYTE's @BIOS utility that is freely available from the GIGABYTE website.
GIGABYTE DualBIOS™ is a patented technology that automatically recovers BIOS data when the main BIOS has crashed or failed. Featuring 2 physical BIOS ROMs integrated onboard, GIGABYTE DualBIOS™ allows quick and seamless recovery from BIOS damage or failure due to viruses or improper BIOS updating. In addition, GIGABYTE DualBIOS™ now supports 3TB+ (terabyte) hard drive booting without the need for partitioning, and enables more data storage on a single hard drive.

Click to expand...

GIGABYTE - Motherboard - Socket AM3+ - GA-990FXA-UD3 (rev. 1.2)

v1.2

DualBIOS™ 3TB+ HDD Support (Hybrid EFI Technology)

Hybrid EFI Technology combines the benefits of GIGABYTE's mature BIOS platform including stability and compatibility with 3rd party products with 3TB+ HDD support from EFI technology, allowing GIGABYTE to offer the best of both worlds through a quick and easy BIOS update using GIGABYTE's @BIOS utility that is freely available from the GIGABYTE website.
GIGABYTE DualBIOS™ is a patented technology that automatically recovers BIOS data when the main BIOS has crashed or failed. Featuring 2 physical BIOS ROMs integrated onboard, GIGABYTE DualBIOS™ allows quick and seamless recovery from BIOS damage or failure due to viruses or improper BIOS updating. In addition, GIGABYTE DualBIOS™ now supports 3TB+ (terabyte) hard drive booting without the need for partitioning, and enables more data storage on a single hard drive.

Click to expand...

GIGABYTE - Motherboard - Socket AM3+ - GA-990FXA-UD3 (rev. 3.0)

V3.0

UEFI DualBIOS™ Technology

With a superior graphical interface capable of 32-bit color imaging and fluid user-friendly mouse navigation, UEFI DualBIOS™ makes BIOS configuration a new and exciting experience for novice and experienced users alike. UEFI BIOS also brings native support for large hard drives on 64-bit operating systems.

Click to expand...

Hi
I have spoken to Microsoft Technical Support and their reply is, Providing the same hard drive is used the system should boot straight away with no problems.

We'll see!!!!

Well, I did what Microsoft support said, and guess what, everything worked but the system needed to be reactivated.

That's where it all went wrong, I couldn't activate on line and it wouldn't allow telephone activation, so another call to Microsoft. After a short while they gave up and transferred me to technical support, I believe in the USA. They took control of my PC and tried everything but could not get it to activate. They even tried to replace the original license key. They then decided it was because the Media Pack had been installed and it should be activated with the key supplied with the pack. This didn't work either. They kept trying for over an hour to resolve the problem and then gave up suggesting that I should wipe the disc and reload the complete system from scratch. This I did but had to mount Windows 7 first as Windows 8 is an upgrade. I then tried to activate by telephone, before installing the network adapter. This went fine until I went to load the second block of 7 characters into the ID box. It would only accept 6 characters and then defaulted. So now to install the network adapter and try online. Surprise surprise it all went smoothly and after a few hours loading programmes I am now up and running, without the Media Pack.

I cannot fault the service of Microsoft but cannot understand why they could not solve the problem.

theog said:

Welcome to EightForums.

Your new MOBO will have a uEFI BIOS.

Make sure you backup your DATA.

Clean the HD Drive, using Step one in this tutorial:
SSD / HDD : Optimize for Windows Reinstallation - Windows 7 Forums
Than type> convent gpt
& than Reboot PC to install.

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How to install with a uEFI BIOS:
http://www.eightforums.com/tutorial...e-firmware-interface-install-windows-8-a.html

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No need to reinstall old Windows install, to install Windows 8 upgrade.

The
drive was formatted

franka said:

The
drive was formatted

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Even with a reformated HD Drive.

Hi theog

I think I owe you an apology for my mistrust in your replies.

I have been reading up on "clean installs from an upgrade disc" and I find that you are quite right when you say you do not have to install the donor OS first. You do however need to REFRESH the system after the install to be able to ACTIVATE.

Thanks again for your help.

It should be pointed out however that the terms of the EULA must be adhered to and the OS used to purchase the upgrade against must not be activated while the upgrade is activated.