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Computer died last night - How to use Win 8 install again [solved]
Last night I had a computer crash and the motherboard is dead.
what do I do to use my hard drive again on another computer that I will buy so I can use this install of windows 8 again?
Last night I had a computer crash and the motherboard is dead.
what do I do to use my hard drive again on another computer that I will buy so I can use this install of windows 8 again?
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Andrius Ilg
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If you may would like to use your hard drive on a new computer, you may wish to buy motherboard with same specification and with same model/brand. That would be the easiest way.
If you will purchase a completely different motherboard, you can still try accessing your installation of your win 8, but still there is a risk of system crash.
If you will purchase a completely different motherboard, you can still try accessing your installation of your win 8, but still there is a risk of system crash.
kemical
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I recently changed motherboards upgrading and just connected everything back up. The system booted fine although I did perform a clean install regardless. Depending on the age of the failed MoBo, you might want to upgrade to a more recent board.