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    New motherboard, so new ssd.

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by FiveOH4, Nov 24, 2011.

  1. FiveOH4

    FiveOH4 Notebook Consultant

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    I bought a new mobo and the original HDD with windows 7 and all my info will not work at all.. I gaveup on it. All I want to know is, if I buy windows 7 and install my new ssd, will this easily boot up and my problems will be over? Plzz answer :(
     
    FiveOH4, Nov 24, 2011
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  2. Deks

    Deks Notebook Prophet

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    Is this a desktop or a laptop related question?
    If it's a desktop related question, make sure to go to www.desktopreivew.com
    It's a sister site.

    If it's laptop related, then first make sure to see if your old HDD is still active.
    You could see if the BIOS sees it.
    If it does, it's possible that changing the motherboard altered some functions for the OS and is incapable of booting up properly.
    In that case, if your HDD is still 'alive' you can salvage your data.

    But to answer your question... yes, if you install Windows 7 on that new SSD, then chances are you won't have any more issues (unless something else happened that damaged other parts of your machine).
     
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  3. dante316

    dante316 Notebook Consultant

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    You'd want to go into BIOS and check your boot priority.
     
    dante316, Nov 24, 2011
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  4. tilleroftheearth

    tilleroftheearth Wisdom listens quietly...

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    You may also want to switch from IDE to AHCI (or vice versa) as that could be what is preventing your old HDD from booting too.

    Good luck.
     
    tilleroftheearth, Nov 25, 2011
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