Maybe there is an XFX engineer with a long memory. I have done this in the past and found MSI and ECS to be helpful on their legacy mobos. If it were mine to do, I would contact XFX with a nice request from some guidance. Please check you disks for a BIOS flashing utility, because I unsure that I have found the right one.

Even though the files are labeled for '7100' and not '7109', I am inclined to believe that the final digit does not indicate a major manufacturing change. Your current BIOS (v1.2) makes me think there are 3 more recent BIOS versions with the highest version being v1.55 ( ). I did it, went from am3 880gx mobo/cpu to 4770k z87 no problems. Change all hardware you want to change (ie mobo cpu ram vid card whatever) then boot into that drive and continue setup. Reactivating Windows after Motherboard/CPU/RAM change - posted in Windows 10 Support: Hi I was looking in to picking up one of those fancy new AMD Ryzen 9 3900X CPUs, but Ive read a few articles. Fails to tell about BIOS update, but is a clear description of BIOS setup.īoard is version 2 and this would generally mean that a BIOS update would not be necessary - I wish we could find the QVL (which would list CPUs which run and what version BIOS is needed for that. Use your windows 7 disk and do an upgrade install, then after it tries to restart, turn it off.

Windows 7 change motherboard and cpu