Only 2,75GB RAM Usable, regardless of installed amount.

If your old motherboard came with XP then you can install XP on it.
In order to properly install Windows 7 you will need to buy Windows 7.

Thought as much. Then it should, theoretically, work normally, once i put the board the Win 7 PC came with back in, right?

Then everything would be back the way it was before i tried to upgrade the system.

Yes, putting it back the way it was with it's original win 7 configuration you started with should work normally.
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Win 10 Pro x64Intel I5-2500K @3.3GHz16GB G.Skill Ripjaws X (4x4GB)EVGA GeForce 750 Ti SC 2GB
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self Built
OS
Win 10 Pro x64
CPU
Intel I5-2500K @3.3GHz
Motherboard
Asrock P67 Extreme4
Memory
16GB G.Skill Ripjaws X (4x4GB)
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GeForce 750 Ti SC 2GB
Sound Card
ASUS Xonar DG 5.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound
Monitor(s) Displays
auria eq2367
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
250GB Samsung 850 EVO SSD
1TB WD Blue
1TB Hitachi
PSU
SeaSonic X 650W 80 Plus Gold
Case
Corsair Obsidian 750D
Cooling
Corsair H60, Three 140mm case fans
Keyboard
Logitech Wireless Keyboard K520
Mouse
Logitech Wireless Mouse M310
Internet Speed
Wave Broadband ~ 100 dn 5 up
Antivirus
Windows Defender, Malwarebytes Premium
Browser
Edge, IE11, Chrome
Other Info
Laptop specs: HP g7-1365dx /
CPU: AMD A6-3420M APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics /
RAM: Crucial 8Gb (2x4Gb) /
SSD: Crucial M4-CT128M4SSD2 ATA Device/ FW 000F /
GFX: AMD Radeon HD 6520G /
OS: Windows 10 Pro x64
If your old motherboard came with XP then you can install XP on it.
In order to properly install Windows 7 you will need to buy Windows 7.

Thought as much. Then it should, theoretically, work normally, once i put the board the Win 7 PC came with back in, right?

Then everything would be back the way it was before i tried to upgrade the system.

Yes, putting it back the way it was with it's original win 7 configuration you started with should work normally.

Alright, Thanks!
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Win7 Ultimate x64AMD FX 8350 @ 4Ghz16,00GB Dual-Channel DDR3EVGA GeForce GTX 970 FTW ACX 2.0
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build
OS
Win7 Ultimate x64
CPU
AMD FX 8350 @ 4Ghz
Motherboard
ASRock 990FX Extreme3
Memory
16,00GB Dual-Channel DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GeForce GTX 970 FTW ACX 2.0
Hard Drives
Samsung SSD 840 EVO 250GB
Seagate Barracuda 3TB
PSU
520W Corsair Modular PSU
Antivirus
Bitdefender Internet Security 2016
Browser
Firefox
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