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Installing Old HDD to New Rig?

Discussion in 'Storage and Networking' started by slicehix, Feb 23, 2008.

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  1. slicehix Newcomer, in training

    Hello,

    I just recently decided to get with the times and purchase a new mobo, CPU, Vid card, and RAM. I was running on an older ASUS that was AGP (it does have SATA on it though). I did not purchase a new HDD because I figured my 300gb SATA was still fine.

    To put it simply, can I just use the old SATA HDD (as the master since I don't have a 2nd HDD) with the new rig without having to reformat? If it helps here are the specs of the old system VS the new:

    OLD:
    ASUS mobo (can't recall the model # AV8 something like that...like I said has SATA)
    AMD 64 3500+ CPU
    ATI AIW x800xt video card
    1g Kingston DDR (2 x 512)

    NEW:
    Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX MOBO
    Intel q6600 CPU
    8800GTS video card
    2g Corsair XMS DDR2 ram (2 x 1gb)

    OS is Windows XP.

    If it makes a difference, I will also be using the PCI wireless card from the old rig in the new one, along with the DVD burner.

    Thanks in advance for any and all help/feedback!
    slicehix, Feb 23, 2008
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  2. SNGX1275 TechSpot Special Forces

    Nope. You will have to reinstall Windows.
    SNGX1275, Feb 23, 2008
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  3. zipperman Newcomer, in training

    You don't say if your new motherboard is SATA.
    If it is connect it as Master 1 and boot your PC.
    Report the results.
    Worked for me.
    zipperman, Feb 23, 2008
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  4. slicehix Newcomer, in training


    yeah, both mobos have SATA. I know going IDE to SATA is near impossible, but SATA to SATA is what I'm trying to do.
    slicehix, Feb 23, 2008
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  5. zipperman Newcomer, in training

    So plug it in.
    zipperman, Feb 23, 2008
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  6. Ph30nIX Newcomer, in training

    You will need the new drivers, its possible it will just work, but could have problems. Just try it. Probably backup your data just incase.
    Ph30nIX, Feb 24, 2008
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  7. raybay TechSpot Addict

    I suspect the problem is Windows detecting the change in the hardware, and assuming piracy. You are perhaps going to benefit from installing Windows in Repair mode, which may require you to talk to Microsoft online or by phone as you update the product key registration.
    raybay, Feb 24, 2008
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  8. Rick TechSpot Staff

    raybay is right, a repair might get up and running again. I have to say that doing a fresh install is the RIGHT way to do this though. But here are some more details on the repair process:
    http://www.techspot.com/vb/topic8356.html
    Rick, Feb 24, 2008
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  9. Tedster Techspot old timer.....

    No. you will have to reformat. You cannot use the OS installed and configured for an old system motherboard on a new system. This is against the license and it also will not work. Windoze configures itself for each system.
    Tedster, Feb 24, 2008
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  10. Rick TechSpot Staff

    If he has XP Retail, it is OK. For OEM, it is not.

    Rick, Feb 25, 2008
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  11. SNGX1275 TechSpot Special Forces

    Well the bottom line is you simply aren't going to get XP to boot up after the transfer, at the very best senario you'd have to do a repair.

    He's completely changing everything. Different motherboard, AMD to Intel CPU change, chipset changes, ATi to nvidia. With that many changes I wouldn't even trust a repair.
    SNGX1275, Feb 25, 2008
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