New MB results in BSOD during Windows 7 X 64 Startup

[jeffry55]

Hi All, I installed a new ASUS P5N-T MB and get a BSOD during Windows Startup right after the four colored squares swirl around and get fuzzy.

I have tried starting in Safe Mode and I get the same result. Any suggestions?

I have Windows 7 X64. My old MB was a Gigabyte.

I have a Q6600, 4GB or Ram, onboard sound & Lan, EVGA 8800 GTS video card.

All worked fine on the Gigabyte. I had issues of restarting after a shutdown so that's why I changed the MB. I had resorted to leaving my computer on continuously in order to ensure I wold be able to use the computer.

[Captain Ned]

Did you reload Windows or just change the motherboard on an existing Win 7 installation?

[Mentawl]

Sounds like ye olde AHCI/non-ACHI issue. In the Bios of the new motherboard, make sure you have the SATA controller set to the same as the old one - it's usually under some heading such as Integrated Peripherals, and may be called "SATA Control Mode" - the options will usually be IDE, RAID or AHCI. You'll probably want either IDE or AHCI - whichever one is selected now, try the other .

Also, you sure it's not an ASUS P5N-T? I can't find any reference to an MSI board of that name.

[Captain Ned]

More to the point, those who don't want to be forever chasing down weird inconsistency issues (even once the IDE/RAID/AHCI issue is resolved) would heed the advice and simply reformat and reinstall Windows (of any version) upon a mobo change. It's the only way to be sure & safe.

[Ryu Connor]

It's the only way to be sure & safe.

Repeat after me: Sysprep. Let go of the archaic ways. Welcome change.

[jeffry55]

Hi All,

Thanks for the input. I am trying the fresh install as suggested since every other effort has resulted in the same BSOD requesting I run CHKDSK.

You were right it is an ASUS MB.

[jeffry55]

The new install of Windows 7 did the trick. I did a fresh install on a new hard drive. So now I have two hard drives with Windows 7 installed. Th4e hard hard drive is in the PC but not powered up or connected.

Any suggestions on the best way to migrate programs, files, photos, videos, etc. from the old disk to the new disk? Both are western digital hard drives.

[Ryu Connor]

Windows Easy Transfer or USMT.

[Neutronbeam]

Agree with Ryu Connor, but can you install from your external back-up vs. the original drive?

[jeffry55]

Agree with Ryu Connor, but can you install from your external back-up vs. the original drive?

I do have an external Back-up drive. Let me check that out!

Thanks again for the help.