From Acer, here is there spec sheets, it says : AM2 Athlon 64x2 processors
http://acersupport.com/acerpanam/desktop/0000/Acer/AspireT180/AspireT180sp2.shtml
There is a very good chance that in step 3, when you connect this drive to the new mobo, it will not even boot, because of the new hardware/drivers not in the OS
It's also possible your motherboard doesn't fully support the new processor. Just because it fits/same socket, doesn't mean it's supported. But cant tell without knowing the parts involved
If you were working fine on 8.1, there are no hardware compatibility issues with your hardware. Remember, this is a Technical PREVIEW, part of which is to find issues like this,
This isn't a full fledged release.
At the MS site, I believe there is a technet win10 forum that may help you more. I...
Xeon's are not designed to be OC'd, they were designed for servers & there strengths are stability, hyper threading & using ECC memory - all related to working in servers.
I would look for another gift (or a bigger one!) if you replace the motherboard on an OEM system, you'll also need to buy a new copy of windows. OEM's (HP, Acer, dell, etc) tie the OS to the motherboard. Your system will not boot or activate the OS.
On the good side, your company has 'standardized' on these laptops, easiest way to get parts.
On the bad side, someone's hoping they can 'recover' your data from the harddrive, even if you've wiped it.
Most likely, if you replace the motherboard, you'll need a new OS OEM's (like Gateway, dell etc) have their OS tied to the motherboard, & a new one will 'deactivate' the current OS.
Having worked in support for one of the major raid companies, there is always an increased chance of failure with mismatched drives, not definite, but definitely an increased chance.
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