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Windows doesn't start after Mainboard swap

I have just upgraded my System from a gigabyte h97-hd3 board to a new biostar gaming commander z97x. It went well and i could activate my Windows again. Then I installed all the necessary drivers from the included usb drive (I have deinstalled the previous mainboard drivers). I rebooted the system as it wanted and Windows didn't start anymore. It got stuck after loading and said that my computer has a problem and needs to be shut down. I have tried: disconnecting all unnecessary usb devices, one memory stick, the lan cable and even the graphics card but nothing helped. I could not boot normal or even in safe mode. The processor does not run to hot. I get the postcodes (in this order): b2, 9c, a2, ae. I don't have any clue what these mean so I hope somebody can help me.

 

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You will likely need to do a fresh install of windows. Sounds more like a driver conflict from your old drivers to new. 

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You need to clean install windows when swapping motherboards.

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Switch the drive in the bios from IDE to AHCI or AHCI to IDE or RAID or whatever it was on the old mobo.

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windows 10? you do not need to do a fresh install you can use the installation disk to repair and re-authenticate windows. If you have OEM windows you might have to purchase another license

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27 minutes ago, Enderman said:

You need to clean install windows when swapping motherboards.

I have not had issues with moving Windows 10 from with motherboard swaps (older versions were not as forgiving).

Although even if it does work, it is still highly recommended to install fresh.

 

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15 minutes ago, legacy99 said:

You will likely need to do a fresh install of windows. Sounds more like a driver conflict from your old drivers to new. 

But it has worked before. Isn't there a way to deinstall or delete driver without windows running ?

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Just now, tracktype said:

But it has worked before. Isn't there a way to deinstall or delete driver without windows running ?

Try to recover the OS. Also make sure the drive settings in the bios are correct like someone else stated. From the error codes it seems like you're getting legacy and IDE errors which is because of a bios setting.

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7 hours ago, DrMikeNZ said:

I have not had issues with moving Windows 10 from with motherboard swaps (older versions were not as forgiving).

Although even if it does work, it is still highly recommended to install fresh.

 

Yes it's highly recommended, but in this case it is 100% necessary.

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