Old Hard Drives on a new system

Gamer40 · 11-12-2007, 02:53 PM

Im getting a new motherboard, cpu, and pretty much everything, can I keep my old hard drives and use them on my new system, and if I can will all my stuff get deleted off of them

**Deleted090308** · 11-12-2007, 03:01 PM

Hi,

No, your "stuff" won't be deleted unless you format the drives.
You can most likely connect your old drives directly to the motherboard. If that isn't possible you can get external HDD enclosures.
You will not be able to use your old Windows installation without performing a repair install.

**sobeit** · 11-12-2007, 03:09 PM

its really going to depend upon the type of drive and what drives is on your new system. Most likely you will be able to slave it or use it as an external as previously suggested.

You will not be able to run any programs you already have installed on it but you can see any old graphics, music and such and import your emails and documents into your programs on the new system.

Gamer40 · 11-12-2007, 04:22 PM

How would I get my hard drives to work on the new computer?

**Deleted090308** · 11-13-2007, 02:34 AM

Are you buying a new hard drive where Windows is installed as well?
What make/model is the new motherboard?
What make/model are the old hard drives?

11-12-2007, 02:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
Gamer40 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 73 OS: XP	Old Hard Drives on a new system Im getting a new motherboard, cpu, and pretty much everything, can I keep my old hard drives and use them on my new system, and if I can will all my stuff get deleted off of them

11-12-2007, 03:01 PM	#2 (permalink)
Deleted090308 Not... Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 22,277 OS: Xp	Re: Old Hard Drives on a new system Hi, No, your "stuff" won't be deleted unless you format the drives. You can most likely connect your old drives directly to the motherboard. If that isn't possible you can get external HDD enclosures. You will not be able to use your old Windows installation without performing a repair install.

11-12-2007, 03:09 PM	#3 (permalink)
sobeit TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NEAR Posts: 7,404 OS: windows/linux	Re: Old Hard Drives on a new system its really going to depend upon the type of drive and what drives is on your new system. Most likely you will be able to slave it or use it as an external as previously suggested. You will not be able to run any programs you already have installed on it but you can see any old graphics, music and such and import your emails and documents into your programs on the new system.

11-12-2007, 04:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
Gamer40 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 73 OS: XP	Re: Old Hard Drives on a new system How would I get my hard drives to work on the new computer?

11-13-2007, 02:34 AM	#5 (permalink)
Deleted090308 Not... Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 22,277 OS: Xp	Re: Old Hard Drives on a new system Are you buying a new hard drive where Windows is installed as well? What make/model is the new motherboard? What make/model are the old hard drives?