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Do i uninstall old motherboard programs before switch to a new one




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Old 7th Jan 2009, 22:14
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Default Do i uninstall old motherboard programs before switch to a new one

i dont know if this goes here..but i bought a new motherboard and cpu and it should be here tomorrow..now the software that goes to my old board (audio, lan, raid) should i uninstall it before i put my harddrive to my new board....the old board here is a msi and the new one is an intel board
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Old 8th Jan 2009, 01:00
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Yes. Uninstall all motherboard drivers or you're in for a lot of pain.
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Old 9th Jan 2009, 17:28
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Default Do i uninstall old motherboard programs before switch to a new one

i was told if you are changing a motherboard (newer) you need to do a fresh install
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