I am looking to upgrade my computer. I'm stuck with a Dell 2400 and am wondering, if I get a new Motherboard and Processor, will I basicallly be able to transfer most of my other stuff? I would of course get more RAM, bigger Hard Drive, Video Card, Power Supply, etc...and know I could save money over buying a full Brand New PC. But what all would I be able to transfer? And is there some things I would for sure have to switch out? If it's gonna be a whole ton of stuff, I'm just gonna buy a PCI Graphics Card and more RAM.
2007-02-19 11:17:47 · 2 answers · asked by Ershin 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
all of your data is stored on your hard drive, and what you describe you are getting everything new, so you are going to have to move the data from one machine to the other no matter if you build your own or get a whole new machine. The only thing you are saving is the Dell case. A new case is $60.
Not sure what you are trying to accomplish here, but with all new components you might as well get a whole new machine and add your old HD in as a slave and transfer data.
2007-02-19 11:28:28 · answer #1 · answered by thunder2sys 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. Dells are kind of weird in that the hard drive has a "Dell specific" partition. In my opinion, I would get a newer, faster PC and all the goodies, then connect the Dell HD as a slave and download whatever you need from it.
2007-02-19 11:29:35 · answer #2 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋