Changing to new motherboard - same hdd and OS

[Adroow]

Hey guys, newbie here on the forum with a motherboard question:
I know it's a bad idea to move your boot drive from one motherboard to another, but what about when you have two related boards in the same series from the same manufacturer?

For example, moving from a
ASRock Extreme6 X79 motherboard to a ASRock Extreme4 X79 motherboard

Here's a link comparing the two:
http://motherboards.specout.com/compare/410-433/Asrock-X79-Extreme6-vs-Asrock-X79-EXTREME4-M

Is this a bad idea? How likely will I be able to boot without problems? I'd like to avoid reinstalling my OS.

 

[sneekypeet]

Just pull drivers to be safe, should boot without issues. Then just reinstall the drivers

To be honest, unless something like the audio or LAN has changed, you should be good to go as-is.

 

[newtekie1]

Run Sysprep before you switch the boards: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/135077-windows-7-installation-transfer-new-computer.html

If you are replacing the board because your old one died: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/292068-make-windows-7-bootable-after-motherboard-swap.html

 

[dorsetknob]

If memory serves me correctly and i don't mind being corrected the O/s allows a number of hardware changes before it screams this is not original and Genuine please validate your key

 

[OneMoar]

should't need to run sysprep or do anything for that matter in this case