Restore questions after motherboard replacement


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CatnipTea

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Ok so my Dell ended up getting its motherboard replaced. When it was replaced, the drive was still encrypted so when it asked for the bitlocker key, it wouldn't recognize it. Right now I'm having the computers os re-installed so it can actually boot. I would like to restore everything I had before with Macrium once I have it back and can find the new bitlocker key for the new motherboard. Would there be any issues in doing this? Would the backup had been encrypted with the old bitlocker key or is it as simple as re-installing Macrium and running the restore? Also it came with Windows Home so it doesn't have the full version of bitlocker but it does automatically encrypt after setting up the os.
 

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Windows 11 Home 21H2 22000.59311th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GH...12gb Dual channel DDR4 2666 MHzIntel Iris Xe
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Windows 11 Home 21H2 22000.593
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Dell Inspiron 3501
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11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz-4.20GHz
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Cirrus Logic Superior High Definition Audio
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I can't find the new key but there was no lock on the drive. The new bios does look more.....full featured and even has Intel PTT switch to turn on and off the tpm. Would this in any way affect the Macrium image I want to restore? It is a full system image with all partitions. It looks like the image is not They did not replace the ssd.
 

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 11 Home 21H2 22000.59311th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GH...12gb Dual channel DDR4 2666 MHzIntel Iris Xe
OS
Windows 11 Home 21H2 22000.593
Computer type
Laptop
Manufacturer/Model
Dell Inspiron 3501
CPU
11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz-4.20GHz
Memory
12gb Dual channel DDR4 2666 MHz
Graphics Card(s)
Intel Iris Xe
Sound Card
Cirrus Logic Superior High Definition Audio
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15.6 in
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1366 x 768 x 60hz HD
Hard Drives
SK hynix BC711 256GB Solid State Drive NVMe
Internet Speed
43 Mbps
Browser
Chrome, Firefox
Bitlocker should be alright. According to this article, Macrium creates an unencrypted backup:

BitLocker Restore/Clone Outcomes - KnowledgeBase v7.2 - Macrium Reflect Knowledgebase

knowledgebase.macrium.com knowledgebase.macrium.com

Moving to a new motherboard could be more of an issue, as the restore process need to know about new device drivers. However if you follow the instructions for Macrium ReDeploy, then the transition to a new motherboard should be fine:

Re-deploying Windows to new hardware using Macrium ReDeploy - Knowledgebase 8.0 - Macrium Reflect Knowledgebase

knowledgebase.macrium.com knowledgebase.macrium.com
 

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    Windows 11AMD Ryzen 5 560016 GBSapphire Radeon RX 6500XT (8 GB version)
    OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 5 5600
    Motherboard
    MSI B550-A Pro
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Sapphire Radeon RX 6500XT (8 GB version)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    BenQ Mobuiz EX2710Q QHD, Iiyama ProLite X23377HDS
    Hard Drives
    MSI Spatium M461 4TB

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    Windows 11Intel Celeron N4020
    Operating System
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Acer A114
    CPU
    Intel Celeron N4020
There is one more thing and I just realized this. I don't really know 100% how Macrium works so this may be a non-issue. 11 was installed and all setup to go for me with a local account after the repair. When I originally upgraded it to 11 I had set up a Microsoft login which I then switched to a local account. So, instead of my name being my user profile name, it was the first 5 letters of the email I set it up with. Since they now have different names, I'm not sure if that would cause any confusion for it once it attempts to restore the older image.

I did download Macrium but you know, this is a fresh Windows 11 install, I have all of my images on an external drive. Is there anything I need to make sure to do before trying to restore the image? I can locate the mrimg on the drive but I also have the text files as well. Do I need to copy and save the text files somewhere specific or do they not really matter?

Wait isn't redeploy only on the paid version?
 
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My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 11 Home 21H2 22000.59311th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GH...12gb Dual channel DDR4 2666 MHzIntel Iris Xe
OS
Windows 11 Home 21H2 22000.593
Computer type
Laptop
Manufacturer/Model
Dell Inspiron 3501
CPU
11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz-4.20GHz
Memory
12gb Dual channel DDR4 2666 MHz
Graphics Card(s)
Intel Iris Xe
Sound Card
Cirrus Logic Superior High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
15.6 in
Screen Resolution
1366 x 768 x 60hz HD
Hard Drives
SK hynix BC711 256GB Solid State Drive NVMe
Internet Speed
43 Mbps
Browser
Chrome, Firefox
CatnipTea said:
I don't really know 100% how Macrium works so this may be a non-issue.
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It is a non-issue. You would need to take steps to make your user account local again.
CatnipTea said:
Is there anything I need to make sure to do before trying to restore the image?
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If you are not sure, you could test a restore to a Virtual Machine, by following this Eleven Forum tutorial:
www.elevenforum.com

Testing Macrium Reflect restore using VirtualBox virtual machine

When making your first Macrium Reflect image of your PC the final test that the image is full and complete would be to boot from the Reflect rescue media and perform a full restore. This is not something you'd want to risk trying just as a test, so many do not do a restore until circumstances...
www.elevenforum.com www.elevenforum.com
CatnipTea said:
Do I need to copy and save the text files somewhere specific or do they not really matter?
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If you have text files and other user documents that are newer than your backup, I would move them off the drive to somewhere safe.
Wait isn't redeploy only on the paid version?
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Yes. This appears to be the cost of changing hardware.
 

My Computers My Computers

System One System Two

  • At a glance

    Windows 11AMD Ryzen 5 560016 GBSapphire Radeon RX 6500XT (8 GB version)
    OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 5 5600
    Motherboard
    MSI B550-A Pro
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Sapphire Radeon RX 6500XT (8 GB version)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    BenQ Mobuiz EX2710Q QHD, Iiyama ProLite X23377HDS
    Hard Drives
    MSI Spatium M461 4TB

  • At a glance

    Windows 11Intel Celeron N4020
    Operating System
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Acer A114
    CPU
    Intel Celeron N4020
CatnipTea said:
Wait isn't redeploy only on the paid version?
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Yes it is but Windows 10/11 is much better at handling hardware changes than older versions of Windows.

I do not find redeploy to be that useful these days.

In fact, you can do it yourself using dism.

The important thing is to have key drivers for new pc.

I actually create a custom install.wim of old installation, and inject drivers into install.wim (and disk drivers into boot.wim for my optane drive), and reinstall that way.

Sounds complicated, but all I did was follow tutorials in the Windows 10 tutorial section. It is quite satisfying when you learn this - if you know a bit about command prompts, it is moderately easy (maybe not for a raw beginner) but you do not have to be mega experienced - just able to follow the tutorials.


Create Windows 10 ISO image from Existing Installation (use part two)

www.tenforums.com

DISM - Add or Remove Drivers on an Offline Image

How to add or remove hardware device drives on an Offline Image with DISM
www.tenforums.com www.tenforums.com
 

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Windows 11 Pro + Win11 Canary VM.I9 13th gen i9-13900H 2.60 GHZ16 GB solderedIntegrated Intel Iris XE
OS
Windows 11 Pro + Win11 Canary VM.
Computer type
Laptop
Manufacturer/Model
ASUS Zenbook 14
CPU
I9 13th gen i9-13900H 2.60 GHZ
Motherboard
Yep, Laptop has one.
Memory
16 GB soldered
Graphics Card(s)
Integrated Intel Iris XE
Sound Card
Realtek built in
Monitor(s) Displays
laptop OLED screen
Screen Resolution
2880x1800 touchscreen
Hard Drives
1 TB NVME SSD (only weakness is only one slot)
PSU
Internal + 65W thunderbolt USB4 charger
Case
Yep, got one
Cooling
Stella Artois (UK pint cans - 568 ml) - extra cost.
Keyboard
Built in UK keybd
Mouse
Bluetooth , wireless dongled, wired
Internet Speed
900 mbs (ethernet), wifi 6 typical 350-450 mb/s both up and down
Browser
Edge
Antivirus
Defender
Other Info
TPM 2.0, 2xUSB4 thunderbolt, 1xUsb3 (usb a), 1xUsb-c, hdmi out, 3.5 mm audio out/in combo, ASUS backlit trackpad (inc. switchable number pad)

Macrium Reflect Home V8
Office 365 Family (6 users each 1TB onedrive space)
Hyper-V (a vm runs almost as fast as my older laptop)
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