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Upgrading Motherboard Without Reinstalling OS
I want to upgrade my MB on a Windows 7 system. However, I do not want to reinstall Windows or any of my apps. I simply want to plug in my HDDs and boot into Windows as before. The existing board is an Asus P5B Deluxe. The new MB is an Asus P8Z68 Deluxe. I have two SATA HDDs installed. One of these drives contains the OS as well as three other data partitions (yeah, I know, bad idea). The IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers in device manager are set to the following:
“Intel(R) ICH8 2 port Serial ATA Storage Controller – 2825”
“Intel(R) ICH8 4 port Serial ATA Storage Controller – 2820”
I’m guessing that if I simply reinstall the HDDs on the new MB, the system will not boot because it won’t recognize the drives. So, I was wondering if I could change the storage controller setting to “Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller” in Device Manager prior to installing the new MB and just before old system shutdown. That way, when the new board is installed, prior to the next startup, the system will hopefully recognize the HDDs and boot into Windows.