New mobo. Fresh win7 install?


  1. Posts : 537
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
       #1

    New mobo. Fresh win7 install?


    Hi guys.
    Just received a new mobo, and somewhere I read that you need to do a fresh win7 install when swapping.
    Is this so?
    Thanks for any advice you can provide,
    J
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  2. Posts : 11,408
    ME/XP/Vista/Win7
       #2

    ASUS M5A97 EVO

    You need to do a clean install,
    As the new MOBO's now have a uEFI BIOS.
    How to install Windows 64 bit on a uEFI BIOS:
    UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) - Install Windows 7 with
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  3. Posts : 146
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 - Service Pack 1
       #3

    Or you can just disable uEFI if you don't want it (consider your mobo manual for this, you may dont need to do anything) and follow this :

    Windows 7 Installation - Transfer to a New Computer

    Follow Method One (if you change hardware but keep old hard drive).
    Trinty :)
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