At least it's up and running. That's important :)
Tim Lider > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:hardware- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Steve Tomporowski > Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2014 2:28 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [H] Changing the Motherboard and NOT reinstalling Win7 > > The board has 4 SATA connectors and the manual says that they are off > the ICH7 Southbridge. Maybe the G31 chipset with an ICH7 is a odd > combination? Whatever. I'm back and running with minimal effort, and > happy. > > On 2/13/2014 5:01 PM, Tim Lider wrote: > > I have done it from an Intel PentiumD to an Intel Core2 Dou system. > > The system just added drivers on its own. > > > > Maybe the New Motherboard was using nonstandard SATA Controllers. > Some > > boards do not use the Intel SATA Controller. > > > > Regards, > > > > Tim Lider > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [email protected] [mailto:hardware- > >> [email protected]] On Behalf Of Steve Tomporowski > >> Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2014 1:58 PM > >> To: [email protected] > >> Subject: Re: [H] Changing the Motherboard and NOT reinstalling Win7 > >> > >> Just trying to find out where I went wrong...;-). I went from Intel > >> to Intel, maybe Windows can discern two different manufacturers, but > >> not two different chipsets from the same manufacturer? > >> > >> On 2/13/2014 4:15 PM, Tim Lider wrote: > >>> No I did not. It worked since it was an Intel Chipset. Keep in > mind > >>> it went from an nVidia Chipset to an Intel Chipset as well. > >>> > >>> After it was all installed and Windows was running, I installed the > >>> ACHI driver and set the SATA to ACHI. > >>> > >>> Regards, > >>> > >>> Tim Lider > >>> > >>> > >>>> -----Original Message----- > >>>> From: [email protected] [mailto:hardware- > >>>> [email protected]] On Behalf Of Steve Tomporowski > >>>> Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2014 1:02 PM > >>>> To: [email protected] > >>>> Subject: Re: [H] Changing the Motherboard and NOT reinstalling > Win7 > >>>> > >>>> Okay, that explains it, thanks. I've never seen Win7 do that, > >>>> usually it blue screens because it has the wrong chipset drivers > >>>> for disk access. This particular system went into a reboot loop > >>>> and the blue screen would flash for an instant and then the system > >>>> would > >> reboot. > >>>> Did you do any prep? Remember when we used to change the drive > >>>> controller drivers back to standard (XP or 2000) so that we could > >>>> change the MB? > >>>> > >>>> On 2/13/2014 3:51 PM, Tim Lider wrote: > >>>>> The SATA driver was for the eSATA. It was not needed for the > boot > >>>>> drive. If needed for the boot drive, I'd probably need to use the > >>>> Install DVD. > >>>>> Tim Lider > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>> -----Original Message----- > >>>>>> From: [email protected] [mailto:hardware- > >>>>>> [email protected]] On Behalf Of Steve Tomporowski > >>>>>> Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2014 12:40 PM > >>>>>> To: [email protected] > >>>>>> Subject: Re: [H] Changing the Motherboard and NOT reinstalling > >> Win7 > >>>>>> Tim, > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Interesting! How did you 'add drivers manually on SATA' if all > >> you > >>>>>> did was turn it on? Sounds like you booted from the install or > >>>>>> recovery disks. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Steve > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> On 2/13/2014 2:01 PM, Tim Lider wrote: > >>>>>>> When I went from my old Core2 CPU to the new System with the i7 > >> in > >>>>>> it. > >>>>>>> All I did is turn it on and the drivers installed by > themselves, > >>>> did > >>>>>>> need to add drivers manually on the SATA. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> In Windows 8 it's basically the same way. Did a motherboard > swap > >>>>>>> on a Windows 8 system and it worked like a champ afterward. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Going about using the CD is something that is needed if the > >>>>>>> "boot > >>>>>> upgrade" > >>>>>>> does not work. But, it also usually does not work if the boot > >>>>>>> "upgrade" does not work. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Regards, > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Tim Lider > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> -----Original Message----- > >>>>>>>> From: [email protected] > >>>>>>>> [mailto:hardware- [email protected]] On Behalf > Of > >>>>>>>> Steve Tomporowski > >>>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2014 10:48 AM > >>>>>>>> To: [email protected] > >>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [H] Changing the Motherboard and NOT reinstalling > >>>> Win7 > >>>>>>>> When you boot to the install disk, the first window you see > >>>>>>>> asks you Language/Time & Currency format/Keyboard. After you > >>>>>>>> click next, the next window has a big 'Install Now' in the > >>>>>>>> center, however, in the lower left corner there are two > >>>>>>>> options: What > >> to > >>>>>>>> know before installing Windows & Repair Your Computer. Click > >>>>>>>> on repair your computer and another window pops up where you > >>>>>>>> can search for Windows installations on the disks. Once you > >>>>>>>> select that, it will try to repair. After a while, it will > >>>>>>>> come back and say either failed or > >>>>>> no > >>>>>>>> problem found. After you X out of that window, you now can > get > >>>>>>>> to the System Recovery Options and you can open up a command > >> prompt. > >>>>>>>> Since > >>>>>>>> Win7 puts a Sys Exclusive partition, that usually shows up as > >> C:, > >>>>>> and > >>>>>>>> the rest of the disk, with the Windows folder will be on > >>>>>>>> another drive letter. For me, it put it at E: > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> I found all this stuff here: > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> http://www.dowdandassociates.com/blog/content/howto-repair- > >>>> windows- > >>>>>> 7- > >>>>>>>> install-after-replacing-motherboard/ > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> On 2/13/2014 1:29 PM, FORC5 wrote: > >>>>>>>>> I thought repair installs could only be done from the desktop > >> in > >>>>>>>>> W7 > >>>>>> ? > >>>>>>>>> Disguised as upgrade install. > >>>>>>>>> I do not see that option when booting from the CD/DVD. > >>>>>>>>> fp > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> At 10:20 AM 2/13/2014, Steve Tomporowski Poked the stick > with: > >>>>>>>>>> If you remember a few days ago, my music computer had gone > >> down > >>>>>> and > >>>>>>>>>> it looked like the MB was loading down the +5SB. New > >>>> motherboard > >>>>>>>>>> arrived, for Core2 Duo, there wasn't much choice, the new > one > >>>>>>>>>> is > >>>>>> an > >>>>>>>>>> Asrock with a G31 chipset. The previous was a P45. Since I > >>>> have > >>>>>> a > >>>>>>>>>> ton of audio apps installed on this system (Complete 9 > >> Ultimate > >>>>>>>> alone > >>>>>>>>>> takes 8 hours to install, then 4 hours of updates), I wanted > >> to > >>>>>> try > >>>>>>>>>> and save the install. > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> To be brief, letting the install CD try to repair the > >>>>>>>>>> installation went nowhere. Since it's a chipset difference, > >>>>>>>>>> the install is > >>>>>> find > >>>>>>>>>> just blue-screens on boot. Then I found a little trick on > >>>>>>>>>> the > >>>>>> web. > >>>>>>>>>> There apparent is a DOS command that will tell windows to > >>>> install > >>>>>>>>>> drivers. > >>>>>>>>>> You put all the new drivers on a CD, boot to the install > DVD, > >>>>>> after > >>>>>>>>>> it finds the install location and fails to find a problem, > >>>>>>>>>> you > >>>>>> open > >>>>>>>>>> up a command windows and do this (note that the drive > >>>>>>>>>> letters, E & F are for where my Windows installation and DVD > >>>>>>>>>> drive were located on my system, YMMV): dism /image:E:\ > >>>>>>>>>> /add-driver /Driver:F:\ /recurse > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> After this, Windows booted from HD and proceeded to install > >>>>>> drivers. > >>>>>>>>>> It took a couple of reboots and so far everything is back to > >>>>>>>>>> 'normal'. I need to check and see if every device is > active. > >>>>>>>>>> I had to reactivate windows (It gave me only 3 days!), but > >>>>>>>>>> the new automated phone system was quick and easy. Obviously > >>>>>>>>>> it refused to activate automatically online, it threw out a > >> security error. > >>>>>>>>>> I really did not have a big thing against a full reinstall. > >> It > >>>>>>>> would > >>>>>>>>>> take a couple of days to finish, but it really cool to do > >>>>>> something > >>>>>>>>>> like this to 'fool' windows. > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> Steve > >>>>>>>>> Date: Thursday, February 13th, 2014 > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> ***Caution, Tagline Below *** > >>>>>>>>> **Tallyho** > >>>>>>>>> ****************************************** > >>>>>>>>> I can't be stupid, I completed third > >>>>>>>>> grade. > >>>>>>>>> ****************************************** > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>
