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Installing new motherboard

3 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/installing-new-motherboard.177418/

stellar
stellar Original post #1
Sep 2, 2013 at 12:15 AM
I am upgrading to G41 Motherboard from 945 GCT M2. I have installed Windows 8 in the previous 945 mb and i want to know , can i directly add HDD which has been running in 945 mb to G 41 motherboad.

WIll My HDD run in the G41 MB too without formatting and installing new drivers of The new Motherboard?
harshilsharma63
harshilsharma63 #2
Sep 2, 2013 at 6:43 AM
You have to install new drivers.

You have to install new drivers.
topgear
topgear #3
Sep 2, 2013 at 7:16 AM
windows 7 / 8 comes with many drivers so you may not need to install any drivers at-all - windows should automatically take care of this. Once windows done with driver installation and necessary reboots just check the device manager.