Transferring SSD with os into new build
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Should be fine. It’s always recommended to do a clean install if you are changing motherboard and CPU but Windows these days is a lot more tolerant of hardware changes.
Maybe just uninstall your chipset drivers first, shutdown and then transfer SSD to new build. Windows activation is another story mind
Maybe just uninstall your chipset drivers first, shutdown and then transfer SSD to new build. Windows activation is another story mind
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It's meant to be fixed now but if going from a single CCD chip to a dual CCD chip it was meant to be potentially difficult.
You could, but you certainly would not have a chance of retaining the activation if you did it that way (because the fresh install wouldn't inherit anything, unless you logged in from your Microsoft account).
Note that if you have Bitlocker / TPM enabled, this will need to be dealt with prior to removal from the old PC.
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Clean install is awlays preferable, but I swapped out the Mobo on my 6600k as the z170 died, swapped with another board of the same make, but a lesser model, a b-something.. works fine.
You might want to review your driver situation etc, but 99% it will boot ok and then you can tidy things up from there.
If its a new build I'd just do a fresh install though.
You might want to review your driver situation etc, but 99% it will boot ok and then you can tidy things up from there.
If its a new build I'd just do a fresh install though.
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I had no issues doing this jumping from a 6700k to an 7800X3D on Windows 10. Yes the clean install is, err, cleaner but pushing through activations was a fair bit simpler ready for a clean install when I get round to it post Windows 11 activation.
Uninstalling drivers was simple enough too.
Uninstalling drivers was simple enough too.
Absolute rubbish. Moving an existing install works fine and has done for a long time
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Just have copy of ethernet and wifi drivers on the usb stick, if windows does not support those cards you'll need another PC to download onto usb stick.
My laptop doesn't find the wifi card so I used a USB to ethernet adapter, but if I knew I didn't have that adapter at hand I'd put wifi drivers on the windows install disc also
My laptop doesn't find the wifi card so I used a USB to ethernet adapter, but if I knew I didn't have that adapter at hand I'd put wifi drivers on the windows install disc also
I will just create clone, I then installed new copy of windows on my new pc run it for a day or so to see if everything works fine. I then reformat hdd then install the clone to my new build. Then install the drives for my new system.
So far I have done it twice and no problems so far.
Has links to all the storage manufacturers websites and tutorials. Hope this helps
So far I have done it twice and no problems so far.
Has links to all the storage manufacturers websites and tutorials. Hope this helps
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I have always gone for a fresh install, however, since going to Windows 10, I have found it to be so rock solid, that I have not bothered to reinstall for a good few years now, and I have kepot my motherboards to as close as I can to its previous build.
That said, last year, I swapped my main system over from intel to AMD and so what I did, was I uninstalled as mujch dribver stuff as I could do, I also deleted as much as I could from the Device manager and I did as much as I could without restarting and so then, when I finally did shut it down, the next time it started up, was in the Ryzen.
It went through the usual new devices found etc, and I had to manually reinstall some drivers, but most were doen by Windows itself and I am happy to say that it wqas a completre success.
These days, it is getting better and better at doing this kind of thing, but years ago it was kind of iffy, especially if you had different Mobo & SATA Drivers.
I hate to admit it, but Windows 10 works well. If only newer versions didnt all look so basic. I miss the AERO / GLASS look.
That said, last year, I swapped my main system over from intel to AMD and so what I did, was I uninstalled as mujch dribver stuff as I could do, I also deleted as much as I could from the Device manager and I did as much as I could without restarting and so then, when I finally did shut it down, the next time it started up, was in the Ryzen.
It went through the usual new devices found etc, and I had to manually reinstall some drivers, but most were doen by Windows itself and I am happy to say that it wqas a completre success.
These days, it is getting better and better at doing this kind of thing, but years ago it was kind of iffy, especially if you had different Mobo & SATA Drivers.
I hate to admit it, but Windows 10 works well. If only newer versions didnt all look so basic. I miss the AERO / GLASS look.
LOL Vista l;ooked nice and ocne SP2 was sorted out, it finally became acceptable.
Loved Win 7 too! Cannot fault that.
But since Windows 8, I hate the way that the icons and the window borders look sort of basic and cheap.
Not only Windows, but Linux did that too with default Desktops.
I just miss the older stuff I suppose? I still use my Atari computers daily so that shows I'm a pleb!
Loved Win 7 too! Cannot fault that.
But since Windows 8, I hate the way that the icons and the window borders look sort of basic and cheap.
Not only Windows, but Linux did that too with default Desktops.
I just miss the older stuff I suppose? I still use my Atari computers daily so that shows I'm a pleb!