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Hey everyone, I recently had my Asus mobo crap out on me and I am replacing it as Asus says the damage isn't covered by warranty. Is there anything I need to know if I want to replace it with a different motherboard? Anything specific I need to do or can I just basically build from scratch with all my other components?

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Just now, Batteries Included said:

I am not sure but I heard that windows checks the serial number of all your components to prevent file pirating. The windows key is locked to the motherboard you registered it with, and replacing it should make you have to re-activate the code.

Could I just contact microsoft to have this changed? The motherboard will literally not work as is and I have to replace it.

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Just now, McRazzle said:

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Are you just gaming?

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Just now, McRazzle said:

Well that really sounds unfortunate... so because my mobo broke I'll have to buy a new one and new windows?

Did you log in with a online account? What type of windows did you install?

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5 minutes ago, McRazzle said:

Well that really sounds unfortunate... so because my mobo broke I'll have to buy a new one and new windows?

It says you can link it to your MS account but I doubt anyone uses one...

https://www.windowscentral.com/how-re-activate-windows-10-after-hardware-change

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5 minutes ago, Batteries Included said:

It says you can link it to your MS account but I doubt anyone uses one...

https://www.windowscentral.com/how-re-activate-windows-10-after-hardware-change

Just contacted support, they said they can activate it on my new motherboard thankfully

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Just now, McRazzle said:

Mostly yea, some work but not a lot

Ok go with a cheap but decent looking mobo that you can OC on

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