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Win 7 OEM License - Changing Motherboard & Processor
Hi,
I have an OEM version of Win 7 Pro x64 DVD I purchased from Newegg in 2012. I installed it on my Intel DX58SO/i7-920 which I subsequently upgraded the processor to i7-930.
I plan to upgrade my motherboard and processor again to an Intel DX58SO2/i7-980x. I'm also going to replace my 3 Seagate Barracuda 500GB SATA hdds (presently in Intel RST RAID 5) which are out of warranty (5-year) with two new 5-year warranty Seagate Constellation 1TB SATA hdds configured in a Marvell RAID 1 (mirror). I'll use the Barracuda Intel RST RAID 5 volume as my back-up disk.
Will I have MS license issues when I do a clean install of my OEM Win 7 onto the upgraded system?
I'm wondering if I'll have activation problems. I've changed the motherboard before, but with the same processor and model motherboard and there didn't seem to be an issue. I've done this with an OEM copy of Win XP in the past and didn't have any issues. I'm not installing the same OS product key on more than one system. I'm just moving or reinstalling the OS to an upgraded hardware system.
Regards
Last edited by tjg79; 07 Aug 2014 at 00:14.