Motherboard swap over

hobib_ali · 17 Feb 2016 at 22:46

So if I was to swap a old Asus Rampage V Extreme motherboard over

so take out the old mobo and replace it with the SAME exact motherboard, can I do a simple swap over?

So no drivers/no windows installation, just a straight swap, thinking its got the same bios ect so it will work?

Or will it not work and I have to re-install windows all over again??

setter · 17 Feb 2016 at 22:55

Should work fine as its the same chipset. I've done this in the past with several Asus 939 nforce 4 boards.

foster grant · 17 Feb 2016 at 23:30

I just did a mobo swap ...from a Gigabyte to an Asus ..both are z97..and its been fine...done it a few times in the past too

hobib_ali · 18 Feb 2016 at 02:11

foster grant said:
I just did a mobo swap ...from a Gigabyte to an Asus ..both are z97..and its been fine...done it a few times in the past too

but how can it work if it difference makes? did u have to do a windows repair or somthing?

hobib_ali · 18 Feb 2016 at 02:12

setter said:
Should work fine as its the same chipset. I've done this in the past with several Asus 939 nforce 4 boards.

well i spent many many hours fixing up my pc, especially the software side of it so, doing it all over again will be nightmare, hence the swap over on a new board, otherwise it would have gone back to gigabyte is msi...

Midlife Crisis · 18 Feb 2016 at 08:21

If its windows 10 will it not detect that the mobo has changed and need activating again?

setter · 18 Feb 2016 at 08:27

Board is the exact same model as the op had. Its a different matter when switching chipsets, like in my case going from a z87 setup with windows 10 to an X99 system. I had to do a fresh install of windows 7 due to conflicts when trying to run 10 on the new setup.

Amos91 · 18 Feb 2016 at 08:57

Different chipsets you will either have to repair windows, delete the drivers in device manager or reinstall windows.

I also recently did an nForce 4 chipset switch from Gigabyte to DFI. Worked without installing any new drivers.

hobib_ali · 18 Feb 2016 at 18:46

well im gonna do the swap over, and will provide feedback if its successful or not, i think i will encounter some driver/chipset issues, and the windows activation issues too!

Midlife Crisis · 19 Feb 2016 at 08:41

Hope it ia all ok when you have done

hobib_ali · 24 Feb 2016 at 00:38

Cheers matey

Guys just to let you know I did a very simple mobo swap, exact same motherboard chipset ect, was a Asus Rampage Extreme V, well very quick and easy, i just dissconnected everything, unscrew the mobo out, replace and re-connect.

When I restarted Windows 10 it stated new CPU detected, not right so restarted, went in to infinity windows repair loop, was peed off that Id have to re-install windows, but went into bios, forced boot from drive with windows, selected windows repair, now completed and all good now, re-booted straight into windows 10 as it was before the swap over but

I had no internet so I had to re-configure my wifi ect, sound is ok so im gonna play WARGAME to see if i need to re-install the graphic drivers, so far all good.....