Yesterday, I decided to upgrade the home office pc from W7 hp to W10.
I had reminders to update it for some time, so I started the process. No deal, the onboard graphics are incompatible. I didn't want to do a clean load because of all the odd bits and pieces on it.
Fortunately there is plenty of time for me to get a cheap gt710 before the deadline.
Athlon II 239e
Asrock N68C-S UCC
4gb ddr3
500 gb Hitachi
onboard GeForce 7025
It is unfortunate that your onboard graphics is not supported.
nForce is dead and left away by nVidia.
There are still tricks there over the webs .... I am not sure how much they works. If you are interested, you may try.
- http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/w...e5d852b?auth=1
- NVIDIA compatibility issue with Windows 10 (Solved) - Ivan Ridao Freitas
But, it would be really better if you can get a (at least entry level) supported card. Yes, GT710 will work.
Warning
Before you proceed to the update, be sure to make an image backup of your Windows 7 installation, lest it goes any wrong after the upgrade.
I'm not out of the woods yet thanks to Microsoft.
I installed the GT710, W10 compatible on the box, and tried the update. Still seeing the old configuration and refusing to upgrade. There is no rescan available.
I uninstalled KB 3035583, set get updates and reinstalled it. No dice.
I now need to get Microsoft to rescan the pc or it will miss the free upgrade, any ideas? A clean install is not an option.
Better you leave it. nForce 630a chipset is too old.A clean install is not an option.
A clean install usually takes all the driver, but I am not sure for nvidia chipsets.
I have a 939 Athlon running W10 no problem, but it took a clean install. The pc in question now has a DX12 graphics and is well up to its required job, you don't need an I7 supercomputer to surf the web.
It should, as we can expect.
nForce chipsets are stopped in the market. Those have not been updated over a number of years. It is not like AMD which is still present in the market. And that is why there is a little doubt. nForce takes the load of not only graphics but network, storage controller and a few other things.
It is highly expected that a clean installation accompanied by device installation settings enabled will get the required drivers via windows update. But without a clean installation, you may try a final thing. Get the Windows 10 ISO and try the Point 7: To Upgrade to Windows 10 with an ISO file of this guide: Windows 10 - Upgrade Installation - Windows 10 Forums
Please dont forget to make an image backup before you proceed.
Thanks, Arc, I have got a fresh iso which I downloaded yesterday and will try to keep the files as it loads. I also have cloned C drive just in case it ends up my having to transfer files manually. I have the last known chipset drivers on disk. SSD's don't work well with this board as there are no ACHI options in the bios. It's the only pc I have without an SSD.
I had a suggestion from a friend to re run the Windows experience index, it failed due to a video driver although the whole set of GT710 drivers were installed.
Then I set the dvd drive to boot and ran the iso. The instructions were to run the iso from within W7, but it failed because the product key was not recognised.
I found a spare 500gb hdd, formatted it, installed it in the pc and successfully performed a clean install, seemingly the only option left to me. The original W7 product key has been accepted so W10 is activated.
I now have two hdd's with the original W7 and files which I will have to transfer manually.
This pc has caused me more bother than the other five w10 upgrades/ clean installs put together.
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