my old celeron d was a 2.5 ghz one and i'm replacing the motherboard along with a new processor that is an athlon xp 2.2 ghz 3700+ and i was wondering if i could still acces my old hdd with the replacement as the primary drive and still be able to use the files in the hdd. its not a very old hdd. i've windows xp by the way on the hdd..
2006-08-13 05:37:51 · 8 answers · asked by sesh48 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
HDD is high density drive? If you're refering to some sort of hard drive or other storage device I don't see why not. The operating system is the one you have to be concerned with. Merely switching brands of processor isn't going to matter that much. You're just changing the mouth of your computer, the computer is still a horse and still likes to eat hay. If you changed your OS you'd be changing your computer to say a penguin that is not so fond of hay.
2006-08-13 05:45:39 · answer #1 · answered by Joker 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-29 05:35:45 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it fires up and your BIOS and your Hardware can handle it why not Xp will spit a bit but it should make the necessary changes.
I have used many Harddrive via different Computers and changed Cpu's if the motherboard can handle why not and Xp should.
Take care
2006-08-13 05:47:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to be careful when replacing the motherboard. Not all of your systems hardware my not be compatable with the new one. Check the spec and the compatablity. The question about your hhd, it will work if it's compatable with the new board. Possibly check the manual or the manufacturers website for compatibility issues.
2006-08-13 05:44:30 · answer #4 · answered by sugarvine 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Certainly you can access the files on the old drive. I don't know if you can boot off it, it seems to me I've heard you need a 64-bit version of Windows (or whatever OS you're using). I'm not positive on that point though.
2006-08-13 05:43:45 · answer #5 · answered by Ken H 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I do not think you can cross replace an intel cpu with an amd one, you better check with the amd website before you try!
2006-08-13 05:41:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, you can't, since the new CPU does not have your HDD memory on it.
2006-08-13 05:41:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
you should be able to i dont see why not, just make sure hd is set to primary.
2006-08-13 05:41:24 · answer #8 · answered by malung786 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋