Warning for late adopters

tinmar49 · 18 Jul 2016

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

Hewjr100 · 18 Jul 2016

This is what I did before upgrading. How to Check if Your Computer Can Run Windows 10

Henry

Arc · 18 Jul 2016

It is unfortunate that your onboard graphics is not supported.

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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.

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.

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tinmar49 · 19 Jul 2016

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.

Arc · 19 Jul 2016

A clean install is not an option.

Better you leave it. nForce 630a chipset is too old.

A clean install usually takes all the driver, but I am not sure for nvidia chipsets.

tinmar49 · 19 Jul 2016

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.

Arc · 19 Jul 2016

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.

tinmar49 · 20 Jul 2016

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.

Arc · 21 Jul 2016

OK. give it a go. If it does not go as expected, restore the image back. :)

tinmar49 · 21 Jul 2016

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.