BIOS needed?

Mentos · January 4, 2019

If I upgrade to a new motherboard and nothing else, do I have to

1. Deinstall old bios ( how???) and do nr 2

2. install bios for new motherboard on seperate pc or can i boot to windows and then update to new motherboard bios

3. Make a clean install of windows 10 and if so, how

really confused with everything but building a pc

Edited January 4, 2019 by Mentos

ilbinek · January 4, 2019

BIOS is on the motherboard. There's no uninstalling and installing it. BIOS starts Windows (or any other OS).

All you might need to do is show the new BIOS, on what disc is windows installed.

Mentos · January 4, 2019

3 minutes ago, ilbinek said:

BIOS is on the motherboard. There's no uninstalling and installing it. BIOS starts Windows (or any other OS).

All you might need to do is show the new BIOS, on what disc is windows installed.

What do you meam with show the new bios? Windows is on my m.2 ssd. So I can install the new motherboard without worrying about the last motherboard that was in there and then proceed to download it when i boot into windows? I also have the free version of w10, would I have to reinstall?

ilbinek · January 4, 2019

BIOS should wind the correct drive automatically. If not, you will open BIOS and reorder the startup discs order.

You will not install BIOS, if anything, update it. BIOS is already on the motherboard and you don't have to do anything with it.

I once changed more than hold of components in my brother's PC, including MB and CPU, windows booted just fine.

No need for reinstall.

Mentos · January 4, 2019

1 minute ago, ilbinek said:

BIOS should wind the correct drive automatically. If not, you will open BIOS and reorder the startup discs order.

You will not install BIOS, if anything, update it. BIOS is already on the motherboard and you don't have to do anything with it.

I once changed more than hold of components in my brother's PC, including MB and CPU, windows booted just fine.

No need for reinstall.

Yeah, i meant updating it. good to know, so summary of what i picked up

No need to deinstall old BIOS, update new BIOS and we gucci, right?

I have a friend that wants to upgrade his MB and his case, I knew how to build it but you gave me the last things I needed - ty