Questions about replacing hardware...

[Zhanlun Liang]

Hey guys. What should I do after I replaced hardware on my pc? Do I need to do any changes on operating system or software? I know that if I change hard drive, I need to reinstall operating system, but what about motherboard? Do I need to adjust the booting?

 

Hope you guys can help me to answer these questions, and btw, thank you all so much. :-) 

[Himommies]

Reinsatll drivers and your good to go

(for graphics driver use DDU)

[Zhanlun Liang]

4 minutes ago, Himommies said:

Reinsatll drivers and your good to go

(for graphics driver use DDU)

Can I install hardware without driver? And what is DDU? Thank you~

[Armakar]

It depends what you've replaced. If you replace the motherboard you don't really need to change anything (unless you've overclocked the CPU or changed anything in the bios, then you'll need to re-apply the changes)

 

You also should download your chipset drivers and reccomended drivers for your motherboard.

 

 

Also, is that your KTM I see in your prof pic?

[Zhanlun Liang]

Just now, Armakar said:

It depends what you've replaced. If you replace the motherboard you don't really need to change anything (unless you've overclocked the CPU or changed anything in the bios, then you'll need to re-apply the changes)

 

You also should download your chipset drivers and reccomended drivers for your motherboard.

 

 

Also, is that your KTM I see in your prof pic?

Oh OK I see. And that RC isn't mine HAHA. I found this pic online and it looks so nice so I use it as prof pic. Thank you~

[Zhanlun Liang]

Just now, Alexsolo said:

Are you using Windows 10?

Yup.

[marty-demo]

when upgrading the hard drive you can clone your operating system to another drive and then boot from that.   there's software you can download that will do it. research cloning and migrating hard drive.  as for the motherboard, I like doing a fresh install. there might be some residual uninstalled drivers that you might miss that might conflict with your new motherboard. your windows license is tied to your motherboard. if your using an OEM operating system. you would have the get a new key but you can get a cheap key on ebay for around 10$