Replacing bricked motherboard questions

[Zohan2000]

Motherboard bricked and should be getting it back sometime soon from the shop and was wondering when I rebuild my system is there anything I would have to do? Like reinstall drivers, OS or anything like that?

[dragosudeki]

You would have to reinstall the OS I believe. Its locked to the motherboard and you may or may not get a brand new one. Not sure how it works exactly when that happens.

[Zohan2000]

Don't know if it's gonna be exactly the same or another board but same model, yet yo hear back from the people about that

[Jumper118]

Don't know if it's gonna be exactly the same or another board but same model, yet yo hear back from the people about that

as long as its the same chipset or socket the os will be fine. update the drivers to current ones if any new one have come out, then your good to go again.

[Zohan2000]

So let me get this straight, the motherboard that got bricked is a MSI z87-g45, if I get another mobo but same as above? Everything will be fine?

[RINZLR]

So let me get this straight, the motherboard that got bricked is a MSI z87-g45, if I get another mobo but same as above? Everything will be fine?

 

They mean if the board that got bricked gets fixed and returned to you, then you'll have no worries. If you receive a separate board of the same make and model, you'll just have to install a fresh OS with drivers, etc.

[Zohan2000]

They mean if the board that got bricked gets fixed and returned to you, then you'll have no worries. If you receive a separate board of the same make and model, you'll just have to install a fresh OS with drivers, etc.

Well hope that I get the same exact mobo back, don't wanna lose my data >.<

[mgsstar]

Well hope that I get the same exact mobo back, don't wanna lose my data >.<

You might need to reactivate your windows using Phone Activation if you get your motherboard back.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/18715-activate-windows-7-phone.html

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/24636-activate-windows-8-phone.html

[Zohan2000]

You might need to reactivate your windows using Phone Activation if you get your motherboard back.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/18715-activate-windows-7-phone.html

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/24636-activate-windows-8-phone.html

prefer that 

[MRL]

I think if it's exact same board (MSI Z87-G45) you will get it work just fine. You don't have to re-format or anything except you might need to re-activate the windows, especially if it's Win8.

 

Me and my friend changes whole board and Win8 works without problems on new board even without re-formatting (though I still format them back because I like clean install on new board, my friend don't and still work without problem till today, just need to install new drivers)

 

So, if you're on Win8 you're good to go except for activation.

If on previous version of Windows, I think you should be good if the board is the same model looking how the drivers to be used is still the same.

[Zohan2000]

sorry to resurrect an old post but im meant to be getting a replacement motherboard since its coming up to 4 weeks since ive sent it back, should be the same model (MSI Z87-G45) just again to be 100% sure, except for updating drivers, what else would i have to do? reinstall windows? reactivate windows? or yer, just want to be 100% sure before i rebuild my system and accidentally do something wrong