I have this computer and I want to swap this old hard drive I have with the one that's currently in the computer.
Will it work? The hard drive from the old computer isn't as built up as the computer I'm putting it in.
2007-08-06 15:57:48 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
yes, just put it in a start it up. if you have a newer os, it will auto detect and install driver. other than that make sure the pins are set to be a secondary drive.
this link should help you..
http://www.driverzone.com/guides/hd/install/hdinstall_p1.html
2007-08-06 16:03:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, it depends on the interface. each computer is designed for a specific type of interface. first you have to find out the type of drive interface the old drive is, and then determine what the other computer supports. some examples are IEDA and SATA. none of the other hardware has any effect on this.
if you want to boot from this drive, install it as the primary drive and make the one already in the computer a slave. also makesure that you have drivers for it.
if you want to wipe it, open up command prompt and type "format c:" without quotes. this will also solve all of your windows problems... :-)
2007-08-06 16:05:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, a hard drive can be used as a data drive whereever it needs to be in assuming IDE/SATA/SCSI or USB or even other types that need to be there is there.
Except for a few transportable Linux Live CD installs as image files all OS needs to be wiped and reinstalled on the new computer.
2007-08-06 17:09:22 · answer #3 · answered by Andy T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, but u can add your drive into the computer as an extra drive, for more memory storage. In the one u want to put in for it to be the main drive,your going to have 2 copy all the files from your current drive to the other one. And if you have a newer os disks, plug in your new drive, insert your first disk, and install. e-mail me at badmario2@yahoo.com for more help
2007-08-06 16:04:31 · answer #4 · answered by badmario2 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in most cases, yes. but the first two things to look at, is the format - is it IDE, or SATA?
will your computer accept either? if it does, but your current harddrive is a SATA, the older is IDE, (or vice versa) you'll have to go into BIOS and unselect the "boot from SATA HDD" so it wont look for a SATA drive when you have an IDE.
if its IDE to IDE: have a new boot disk handy, as harddrives save vital computer configuration data to them, and you'll recieve a blue screen that 'says windows is locked due to a change in hardware' so you'll have to reformat the disc, to do this, go into BIOS (to access the Bios, press F1-F8 or 'delete' depending on your motherboard manufacturer, do this immediately at start up) and change the boot sequence where CD-Rom is number 1, and HDD is second or later in the sequence.
SATA to SATA: see above.
hope this helps a little bit.
2007-08-06 16:09:52 · answer #5 · answered by hooked_ona_8SecondRide 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
until the hardware (and that i recommend each and every thing -- processor, sound, video, USB controllers, and so on.) is comparable, it won't artwork. I had this comparable concern -- my motherboard died, frustrating force became high-quality. offered a sparkling motherboard (swifter processor), it does not boot. I made a bootable CD employing a boot image from yet another XP computing gadget, booted up by means of employing the CD, then re-put in XP from the frustrating force. It worked high-quality, and each little thing is up and working now. It became my criminal replica of XP, legally that's no problem.
2016-11-11 10:23:18 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it should u can use it as a slave drive and all it will do is look at the files and still boot from your main harddrive
2007-08-06 16:06:25 · answer #7 · answered by jeremy_nelson1234 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it should work. but just google....
2007-08-06 16:00:09 · answer #8 · answered by Other Man 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋