Installing drivers after installing new MB/CPU
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Topic: Installing drivers after installing new MB/CPU
Posted By: bmorrow492
Subject: Installing drivers after installing new MB/CPU
Date Posted: 26 Feb 2016 at 1:12am
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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 |
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Posted By: Xaltar
Date Posted: 26 Feb 2016 at 2:26pm
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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. ------------- 
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Posted By: bmorrow492
Date Posted: 26 Feb 2016 at 6:05pm
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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 |
Posted By: Xaltar
Date Posted: 26 Feb 2016 at 6:13pm
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Your only real option is to create a windows 7 installation USB drive, Microsoft has a https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/windows-usb-dvd-download-tool" rel="nofollow - 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.
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Posted By: bmorrow492
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2016 at 9:53am
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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. ------------- -Bill Morrow |