Faulty P67 mobo exchange and Windows reinstall

finger00 · 22 Apr 2011

Hey all, it's my firs post here :) So, I decided to exchange my MSI P67 motherboard because of the faulty sata port issue. They will exchange my P67A-GD65 for the same motherboard model but without this error. And the thing is - will I need a clean install of my Win7? I've heard many things about it and I'm really confused

andyparks · 22 Apr 2011

just conect every thing up and try it... w7 might boot up ok or you might have to reinstall

essenbe · 22 Apr 2011

Andyparks is right. There should be no problem. I had to RMA my MSI AMD motherboard. When I reinstalled the MB, windows booted up with no problems.

ignatzatsonic · 22 Apr 2011

I recently replaced my Gigabyte board due to the Intel chipset issue. No problem. It booted right up.

I haven't heard of anyone being forced to reinstall.

spinifex · 22 Apr 2011

Just to help make the smile on your face a bit bigger after reading all the correct comments.

I have in the past, replaced a Tyan server motherboard with an identical one.
Hooked everything up, and it worked like a charm.

essenbe · 22 Apr 2011

Spinifex, you had a birthday.

finger00 · 23 Apr 2011

That's great, thanks! :) I was afraid I had to go through installing it all again. Now I'll sleep better knowing that I don' have to :)

spinifex · 23 Apr 2011

essenbe said:

Spinifex, you had a birthday.

Sure did Steve, but it was a while ago, on the 11th of Feb.

finger00 said:

That's great, thanks! :) I was afraid I had to go through installing it all again. Now I'll sleep better knowing that I don' have to :)

finger00, i wish ALL my problems were that easily solved.

Now the Intel chipset has been fixed, you should get a good run out of your P67 setup.