All my other components would still be the same. I would prefer to put the money towards a new MB and processor. The cost of a 2nd hand z77x is around £50, £60. I've come to the conclusion that I need to replace both bios chips. Gigabyte z77x-d3h v1.0 (duel bios) upgrade to w10 from 8.1(paid £15 for w8) pro N. ie They will not re-activate if they believe you performed a major hardware upgrade If you are not 100% clear in the way you are expressing your self then you may not be successful.

Clearly state again that this is definitely not an upgrade of your existing hardwareįYI, I have successfully re-activated previous versions of Windows after replacing a broken motherboard with an identical make and model.

Clearly state that you are replacing a defective motherboard with an identical like-for-like replacement (same make and model).

Clearly state that this is a repair and not an upgrade.

Clearly state that the motherboard used to initially activate Windows 10 had failed and needed to replaced.

You will be able to get the phone number via the activation screen in 'Settings'.

Speak to a Microsoft Activation Customer Service Representative on the phone.

Once you have installed your new identical motherboard to replace the broken one I recommend you do the following: Do you think Microsoft will reactivate it afterwards?I ** think** that if you are replacing a broken motherboard with an identical replacement then you have a good chance of successfully re-activating your current Win10 installation Sorry to say, but it really looks like I will need a new motherboard, same make and model, but will be leaving everything else the same. I did a clean install using the free upgrade offer a few weeks ago.

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