Can i still access the files on my old hardrive and use the hd as the primary drive if i change the cpu on it?

Question

I'm buying a new case with a new power supply, new fans for the case, a new motherboard and an amd processor 2.2ghz 3700+.. so anyways i'm buyin it from tigerdirect.com as i'm gettin the best deal but the catch is i can't return the stuff.. I removed the harddrive, the floppy drive and two CD RW things from my old case and i'm going to put them into the new case and then connect them to the new motherboard, processor, powersupply etc.. so i'm not sure if it'll work out as some ppl say if I have windows XP on my old harddrive the thing will act wierd.. I don't have the original cd i installed the windows XP from into the old harddrive so if this'll work out its gonna be great.. Just need some explanations and answers from u guys.. and also my old processor was an Intel Celeron 2.5ghz.. so its goin from an intel to amd and a lot more powerful and a new mobo so will it work with the harddrive r no?? thats the big question.. Thanx for all ur responses ppl.. appreciate it a lot!!

Answer 1

Yes, and no. When you install the hard drive into the new machine, the system WILL act up because many of the drivers for the NEW mother board will not work, and may give you problems.

Now, XP is supposed to sense the change, find a new driver and install it, BUT if the new board has items for which the driver is not in the XP database, then you will have problems. Best to make sure you have all the drivers for these items handy (many new motherboards come with driver disks - ask for this from the Mfgr.)

Answer 2

Got this info from PCSTATS

Colin's Weekly Tech Tips Swapping Mobo's


One thing I really liked about the old versions of Windows (ie, non-WinXP) was that you could change motherboards during an upgrade without having to reinstall the whole system. With WindowsXP, it's a lot pickier about that, and often when you swap out the motherboard you'll have to format and reinstall everything all over again.... tedious. Luckily with a few clicks of the mouse we can fix that problem. ;-)

Before you make the hardware swap you're going to want to change the IDE drive controller's driver. Go to your device manager, right click on the My Computer icon and go to properties. From there click the Hardware tab then click on the Device Manager button, that will open up a new window. Expand the IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers section, right click on the your main IDE drive controller and select Update Driver. Once the Hardware Update Wizard opens, select Install from a list or specific location (Advanced), then select the "Don't search. I will choose the right driver to install." radio box and click next. From there select Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller and click next.

Once that's done, WindowsXP will be configured to use the default IDE controller driver so that you can swap out your motherboard without having the scarry blue inaccessible boot device screen show. Of course, once you're finished swapping out parts simply install the latest drivers for the new motherboard and you should be set.

Answer 3

Yes the old hard drive will work, the only thing you need to remember to do is install the drivers that come with the new mother board on CD, the Old installation of XP may need some components from the CD, you may need to borrow one from someone and just copy the i386 folder to your hard drive and make it point to that folder everytime it wants you to put in the CD.

You should have few if any problems once you install the drivers, and if you can get the i386 folder you will be doing well.

Best of luck
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Answer 4

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