Installing drivers after installing new MB/CPU

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   Thanks for your time. I will play around a little more with the USB approach, then probably take the computer to a shop for fresh install on the new SSD that was just added.

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bmorrow492 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 26 Feb 2016 Location: US Status: Offline Points: 5	Post Options Post Reply Quote bmorrow492 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Installing drivers after installing new MB/CPU Posted: 27 Feb 2016 at 9:53am
	Thanks for your time. I will play around a little more with the USB approach, then probably take the computer to a shop for fresh install on the new SSD that was just added.
	-Bill Morrow

Xaltar Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 16 May 2015 Location: Europe Status: Offline Points: 26058	Post Options Post Reply Quote Xaltar Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 Feb 2016 at 6:13pm
	Your only real option is to create a windows 7 installation USB drive, Microsoft has a tool that will allow you to do this. Obviously you would have to create it on another PC. I hope this helps. While there are ways to recover an OS you will require specialized software that will allow you to edit registry entries etc from a recovery environment. I have only attempted this a few times myself and never to actually use the OS, just to allow me to boot into it and back up settings and data that was critical to a server environment. The simple truth is that it is not worth the amount of effort it would take. Edited by Xaltar - 27 Feb 2016 at 2:04pm


bmorrow492 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 26 Feb 2016 Location: US Status: Offline Points: 5	Post Options Post Reply Quote bmorrow492 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 Feb 2016 at 6:05pm
	Thank you for the reply, Xaltar. Sadly, Windows will not boot in Safe Mode (either with or without networking). As regards to performing a fresh installation, that is complicated by the fact that I neither have internet access nor a functional optical drive. My current strategy is to try to install the needed drivers from a USB drive using the Command Prompt that can be reached through System Recovery Options. I am in way over my head and desperately need a better solution, if there is one. Yea, I know, I'm up that stinky creek, but perhaps someone can come up with a better idea.
	-Bill Morrow

Xaltar Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 16 May 2015 Location: Europe Status: Offline Points: 26058	Post Options Post Reply Quote Xaltar Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 Feb 2016 at 2:26pm
	The only thing I can think of for you to try is enter safe mode and see if the OS boots. If safe mode loads then it should load drivers for your chipset which in theory should allow you to boot normally afterwards, at least it works that way with windows 8 and above. If not then your only option is to perform a windows repair or fresh installation. Just be careful to read the instructions carefully so as not to accidentally select an option that will delete all your data. It is always advisable to perform a fresh installation whenever you change/upgrade major hardware, particularly the motherboard.


bmorrow492 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 26 Feb 2016 Location: US Status: Offline Points: 5	Post Options Post Reply Quote bmorrow492 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 Feb 2016 at 1:12am
	After my home-built desktop died, I installed a new MB (H97M Anniversary) and new processor (Intel i3-4130T). The system boots up enough that I can get into BIOS or into the ASRock UEFI, but Windows (Win 7) does not boot, apparently because of the lack of appropriate drivers. Unfortunately, I am not enough of a techie to know how to install the drivers outside of Windows. There are probably tutorials out there on the internet that would guide me through this process, but I have not yet found them, probably because I do not know exactly what to search for. I would appreciate any links to appropriate tutorials, or even advice on what terms I should use in a Google search on my own. Thanks,
	-Bill Morrow