New Motherboard

I just did the same thing as you from 965 to 45 chipset, gigabyte to asus Mobo. No problems at all. also install new CPU 45 nan I went to Asus site for win 7 drivers and they are all there for you

Unfortunately my graphics card is also broken (can't run games, driver keeps resetting & a few BSODs) so I am now also doing the following upgrade:

nVidia GeForce 8800GTS 320MB -> nVidia GeForce GTX 260

I think I may have to reinstall windows 7 now but I'll try it first without re-installing.

I am pretty confident that the change of GC won't cause any problem at all if you manage to make the system up and run after u changed mobo and proc. Don't worry just go ahead. Just remember to use any driver cleaner in case you don't want any driver conflict.

Originally Posted by Radenight

Welcome to Windows7forums..

Unfortunately no, when you change a major component like the Motherboard you'll need to reinstall your OS.. So it would be wise to do a backup of all your personal files prior to installing the new mobo/cpu..

I did this with Vista and W-7 Rc-1. I only had to re-avtivate both Operating systems. It did not require a clean install, I also had to re-activate Office 2007. My change also included a new video card

If you change out components, which i have done many times, the mobo n proc will work, as long as your CPU is the same brand, like changing from intel to AMD and vice-versa won't work. Your safest bet is to use the same socket mobo n proc, even though the mixing sockets and it still working isn't unheard of, it most likely wont work...thought this might give some insight....P.S. XP doesn't make you jump through the validation hoops again like Vista/W7..

I just replaced my ecs motherboard with a gigabyte. Before doing so I backed up a system image to an external drive. Turns out it was wholly unnecessary, The system booted with the new board without a hitchl. It seemed the system was scrambling for a few seconds to figure out the new I/Os but then came right up.

I upgraded everything (without using sysprep) and booted into windows without a hitch. I then had to wait a couple of minutes while windows looked for the new drivers before I logged on. Once I'd logged on, Windows, Office 2007 and Norton Internet Security needed re-activating. Apart from this, the upgrade went without a problem and I am very pleased with Windows 7!!!

Over the years I have changed motherboards for later versions and different makes with different chipsets and different CPUs without any problems at all. The OS, always booted up. I have done it with XP, Vista and last week with Windows 7 RC1. You have to install the drivers that come with the motherboard except that last week I downloaded the Windows 7 drivers as the ones on the DVD were older versions.
Yes do always backup first but may I say better still Always keep everything backed up all the time. I met someone recently who was writing a book and did not have it backed up at all. He has now!

Hi All

I have changed Motherboards several times now (see posts on freezing thread) and I have had no problems with Win 7 RC
running on either board after the change especially since I updated to the latest VISTA chipset drivers for the boards. Only thing that is needed is to re-activate Win 7 as it recognizes a hardware change and flags re-activation. But as this is Win 7 RC
it is painless via internet.

Stransky
(Douglas B)