Win 10 macrium image z490 to z590 motherboard

rboris said:

I am wondering if a z490 Macrium image (in this case from Win 10 system--all current-- and an Asus ROG Maximum XII Formula motherboard) can be used to build a system with a new Z590 Asus motherboard (also a ROG Maximum but latest generation)?

Thanks in advance for your responses.

Probably be fine.
You'll want to install the major motherboard drivers over top of the existing ones, but the image should work.

Chipset, LAN, Audio


You may have to run the Activation troubleshooter, or even call... to get activated, cause you are changing the motherboard.

I recently restored a Macrium image of a system with an Intel Pentium B950 and Intel HD graphics to a new machine with an Amd Athlon Silver 3050U and Radeon Graphics.

On first boot Windows 10 said 'loading drivers', then rebooted to a fully working desktop. Windows is pretty good at sorting out new drivers for itself

Note the paid for version of Reflect also has the redeploy to new hardware option Re-deploying Windows to new hardware using Macrium ReDeploy - Knowledgebase 8.0 - Macrium Reflect Knowledgebase

The one time I found Reflect failed to boot after restoring was when my new device had optane memory setup,which need special drivers, so the truck is to download the drivers first and add them.

What I do now is the following:

1) download drivers to usb drive from new device (if mew device comes with preinstalled windows, you can just export their drivers).

2) Create an install.wim of existing PC.

3) inject drivers into install.wim

4) replace install.wim (or esd) on standard windows installation drive.

5) boot from custom installer and install on new device.

The key steps (creating custom install.wim and injecting drivers are both covered in the excellent tutorial section).

This method just works every time provided you have the drivers available.

It may seem daunting but if you follow the tutorials, it is easy for somebody with some experience of command prompt usage.

Indeed, doing this really enhances your knowledge of using native windows deployment tools. Its also goves a great sense of satisfation when it works first time. I have used this method several times now, and it aleays works, and typically only one or two drivers get updated afterwards.

Just restoring an image can lead to a whole host of driver updates needed.

NavyLCDR said:

Why not just restore the image first and see if you even need to add drivers to it?

Yep, yep.

rboris said:

will probably do that.
thanks!!

That's why he gets the big bucks.