Changing Mobo on Computer. Will TI work?

Hi guys.
Can I do a full backup of my disk (ie windows and proggys) and then upgrade to a different mobo and doa restore?

I know I would need to somehow install the mobo's drivers and such..but is it possible to do using True Image?

Thanks,

Eitan

 

If it's the exact same motherboard/chipset, yes.
If it's not, I wouldn't.
The system drivers will probably get messed up.
Some have been lucky putting their old hard drives in a new system and have gotten them to boot.
You'll probably at least have to do a "repair" install with your Windows disk, or most likely it still won't boot.
That's been my experience when upgrading.

 

If you purchased your PC with Windows preinstalled (i.e. an OEM version) then you cannot use that version of Windows with another MOBO.

If you purchased a boxed version of Windows from a retail store or over the Internet, separately from your PC, then you may use that version with another MOBO.

The following is taken from a Microsoft directive on the issue....

 

Here is a link that might be of assistance to you. I have not tried changing a mobo so I cannot tell you if it works. If it does work then you do not need any image programs. However, to be on the safe side, I would create an image before proceeding with the change over.

http://computervitals.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2369

If your XP is OEM, try it and see if it does work. If it doesn't then send me an email, and see if we can resolve the problem, as this forum is for TI support.

 

Hello Eitan,

Thank you for your interest in Acronis Disk Backup Software.

We are very sorry for the delay with the response.

If you want to transfer your operating system to a different hardware, we recommend that you prepare Windows for transferring using Microsoft System Preparation tool (Sysprep) as it is described in this FAQ Article.

However, even in case of using Sysprep we cannot guarantee the successful transferring of the operating system to a computer with the hardware configuration different from that of the original machine. The point is that Sysprep allows replacing drivers only for Plug-and-Play devices (sound cards, network adapters, video cards etc.). As for system HAL and boot device driver, they must be identical in the source and target computers (see Microsoft Knowledge Base articles 302577 and 216915).

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