the old cpu was a intel celeron d with 2.50 GHZ the new one's gonna be an AMD athlon with 2.00 ghz 3200+.. can i connect the new motherboard and the new processor to the old harddrive and still expect it to work fine as the primary drive and be able to access all the files in the harddrive?? i'm also using a new power supply thats a 24 pin compared to the old motherboard which used a 20 pin. furthermore my harddrive uses a windows XP and its from a 2003 compaq S6010V and i don't have the cd i originally used to install the windows XP.. now that u know the situation any answers and suggestions??
2006-08-14 09:15:08 · 5 answers · asked by sesh48 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
I use all my old parts with a new motherboard all the time. You will have to install the new motherboard drivers. If the system does not boot to a normal system then, you may have to boot to the safe mode and install the new motherboard drivers in the safe mode.
2006-08-14 09:21:42 · answer #1 · answered by rscanner 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dont worry about the power supply they have just added som new features you Hard drive Cdrw, Floppy sould be ok you may have to revert / cut(or buy adapter) for the power to the HDD CDRW etc. If they are flat 4in line ok if they loock like a block of four Check with your Voltmeter BLACK Should be negative
RED is usally +5Volt and YELLOW +12Volt. By the way I had to cut the 4extra on my Power supply because I have the 20 pin. some Supplys come with a either or cable. Never ever open the Power Supply box and when working (pluggin in out etc) Remove your MAINs Power PLug.
Take care
2006-08-14 09:33:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure and in some cases (in ur case too ) you can connect old hard drive too . Anyway a celeron 2.5 ghz is not so old.
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2006-08-14 09:21:15 · answer #3 · answered by PC Doctor 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
properly for one, you're fortunate you probably did no longer circulate a static cost and kill your device. maximum possibly, the Dell wouldnt be waiting to sign up a brand newpersistent engaged on the floppy IDE interface jointly because it relatively is working, for this reason inflicting it to crash down. The bios would decide to reset the configuration documents for all your drives and word irq and computer values to each device returned for it to artwork. i'm guessing it began returned as notwithstanding you pressed purged the CMOS to reset the BIOS documents. It does sound strange nevertheless it unexpectedly stopped and then only began working returned when you reset your CMOS. i'm guessing your IDE Cable became into plugged into your floppypersistent once you bunged the capability twine in?
2016-10-02 01:59:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes you can if you know how to do all of that if you dont its best if you get someone who knows how to do all that kinda work .if your old hard drive had windows xp on it your ok it will load up as it did on your old pc but if you lost windows xp on your old hard drive your have to buy a new windows xp cd and you will be give a prd number and when you install windows xp you will see se 30 day Activate icon your have to call microsoft and tell them you wish to Activate windows xp they will help you
2006-08-14 09:20:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋