Reusing old HDD with 32 bit windows 7 in new build AND switching to 64

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Manedeth

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My current PC is running 32 bit windows 7 with amd mobo and cpu, the new pc I'm moving the HDD to will be all intel and im also planning on switching to 64 bit windows. What is the best way to go about this move?
 

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windows 7 32 bitAMD phenom 9600 Quad-Core at 2.29 GhzOcz 4G5770 XFX
OS
windows 7 32 bit
CPU
AMD phenom 9600 Quad-Core at 2.29 Ghz
Motherboard
ASRock A780GXE/128M AM2+/AM2 AMD 780G ATX AMD Motherboard
Memory
Ocz 4G
Graphics Card(s)
5770 XFX
Hard Drives
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3750330AS 750GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
PSU
OcZ 600 Watt Modular
Manedeth,
Welcome to SF. I would back up all important data to another HDD drive or flash drive. Once all your data is backed up and secure then do a quick format and this will wipe all data off drive. Now do a clean install of W7 64 bit and install all your software then transfer your data back in and you are off to the races.
 

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Windows 7 Ultimate 64i7 3770k OC'd 4.6 @ 1.17v, also FX 8120 & i5 ...32 gb G.Skill Sniper DDR3 10-12-12-31 @ 2133XFX Radeon 7870 2GB DDR5
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
A blend of brains, brawn and dumb luck.
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 64
CPU
i7 3770k OC'd 4.6 @ 1.17v, also FX 8120 & i5 miniITX
Motherboard
MSI P67A-GD80 b3
Memory
32 gb G.Skill Sniper DDR3 10-12-12-31 @ 2133
Graphics Card(s)
XFX Radeon 7870 2GB DDR5
Sound Card
Sound Blaster Z Series Card
Monitor(s) Displays
(2) LG LED 23" 1920 x 1080 2ms Monitors via mini d-port
Screen Resolution
1680 X 1050 p
Hard Drives
Samsung 256 gb 830 SSD sata III
(1) 1 tb WD Black
(2) 1 tb Hitachi deskmates/sata II
(2) 1 tb WD green/sata II
(2) 3 tb Seagate Barracuda
(1) 120 gb OCZ Vertex SS
(1) Drobo 5N w/5 Seagate 3tb
PSU
EVGA modular 1000G2 80% gold rating & APC 1200 RS
Case
CoolerMaster Storm Styker
Cooling
7 case fans 140mm & 120mm, NZXT Kraken X60
Keyboard
(2) Logitech Illuminated Keyboards (1) usb (1) wireless
Mouse
Logitech G700 & T-BC21 - nano nx for the laptop
Internet Speed
Basic 120mbps down
Antivirus
Trend Micro Titanium Max Security & Malwarebytes Premium
Browser
Chrome and IE 10
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5 Noctua case fans + 3 Noctua in p/p on NZXT cooler
Integrated hot swap drive bays for 2.5" Drives
(2) Lite-on dvd/cd/Blu Ray optical 22X
Integrated fan controller and led on/off
HP Officejet Pro 8630 all-n-one
Hot-swappable 3.5" hard drive bay
Netgear Nighthawk router
Asus USB 3 & sata 6 PCIe card
Vantec IDE to sata adptr./Ultra sata adptr
Lenovo L420 i5 lappy with m sata
Drobo 5N advanced NAS
Alright so there is no way to just keep everything on the HDD the way it is and how does one Format the HDD never had to do it before
 

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windows 7 32 bitAMD phenom 9600 Quad-Core at 2.29 GhzOcz 4G5770 XFX
OS
windows 7 32 bit
CPU
AMD phenom 9600 Quad-Core at 2.29 Ghz
Motherboard
ASRock A780GXE/128M AM2+/AM2 AMD 780G ATX AMD Motherboard
Memory
Ocz 4G
Graphics Card(s)
5770 XFX
Hard Drives
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3750330AS 750GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
PSU
OcZ 600 Watt Modular
Manedeth said:
Alright so there is no way to just keep everything on the HDD the way it is and how does one Format the HDD never had to do it before
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To install 64 bit you got to wipe it out, so make sure to back up any important files you have on some type of external storage device were you can keep them safe. To fresh install look at this tutorial by brink.
Shows you how to install your OS fresh,hope i helped :geek:
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1649-clean-install-windows-7-a.html
 

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Windows 10 64bitAMD Phenom II X4 925 (Deneb)(2.8GHz) OC 3.4GHzCorsair Vengeance DDR3 4GBX2 (8192MB)XFX HD 6870 1GB (OC)- 940MHz core, mem 1150MHz
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
custom build
OS
Windows 10 64bit
CPU
AMD Phenom II X4 925 (Deneb)(2.8GHz) OC 3.4GHz
Motherboard
M5A78L-MLX Plus
Memory
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 4GBX2 (8192MB)
Graphics Card(s)
XFX HD 6870 1GB (OC)- 940MHz core, mem 1150MHz
Monitor(s) Displays
Vizio 26' 1920x1080 / Acer 1336x768
Screen Resolution
1920x1080 60Hz /1336x768
Hard Drives
Kingston Digital 60GB SSDNow V300/500gb HDD Western Digital 7200rpm (/WD 160GB HDD 7200rpm
PSU
CORSAIR CX600 600w
Case
AZZA Orion 202 EVO
Cooling
cooler master hyper TX3 cpu cooler
Keyboard
Razer DeathStalker
Mouse
Logitech Optical Gaming Mouse G400
Antivirus
Defualt on win 10
Browser
Firefox
Other Info
cpu is overclocked in bios
Thanks for the help guys so then let me just get this straight. Back up my data move my HDD to the new pc and boot up from the windows CD instead of the HDD.
 

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windows 7 32 bitAMD phenom 9600 Quad-Core at 2.29 GhzOcz 4G5770 XFX
OS
windows 7 32 bit
CPU
AMD phenom 9600 Quad-Core at 2.29 Ghz
Motherboard
ASRock A780GXE/128M AM2+/AM2 AMD 780G ATX AMD Motherboard
Memory
Ocz 4G
Graphics Card(s)
5770 XFX
Hard Drives
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3750330AS 750GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
PSU
OcZ 600 Watt Modular
you back up your data first, like what you want to keep for example music,photos,documents and anything else you believe you must save on another storage device. Then put your hdd in your new pc then boot to the windows cd and format the hdd and install windows 7 64bit and then validate your windows key, so your copy is registered and then you can put your back up files you had backed up on another device on your hdd with win 7 64bit installed and your done and enjoy using win 7 64 bit.
 

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 10 64bitAMD Phenom II X4 925 (Deneb)(2.8GHz) OC 3.4GHzCorsair Vengeance DDR3 4GBX2 (8192MB)XFX HD 6870 1GB (OC)- 940MHz core, mem 1150MHz
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
custom build
OS
Windows 10 64bit
CPU
AMD Phenom II X4 925 (Deneb)(2.8GHz) OC 3.4GHz
Motherboard
M5A78L-MLX Plus
Memory
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 4GBX2 (8192MB)
Graphics Card(s)
XFX HD 6870 1GB (OC)- 940MHz core, mem 1150MHz
Monitor(s) Displays
Vizio 26' 1920x1080 / Acer 1336x768
Screen Resolution
1920x1080 60Hz /1336x768
Hard Drives
Kingston Digital 60GB SSDNow V300/500gb HDD Western Digital 7200rpm (/WD 160GB HDD 7200rpm
PSU
CORSAIR CX600 600w
Case
AZZA Orion 202 EVO
Cooling
cooler master hyper TX3 cpu cooler
Keyboard
Razer DeathStalker
Mouse
Logitech Optical Gaming Mouse G400
Antivirus
Defualt on win 10
Browser
Firefox
Other Info
cpu is overclocked in bios
Thanks so much for the help guys!
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

windows 7 32 bitAMD phenom 9600 Quad-Core at 2.29 GhzOcz 4G5770 XFX
OS
windows 7 32 bit
CPU
AMD phenom 9600 Quad-Core at 2.29 Ghz
Motherboard
ASRock A780GXE/128M AM2+/AM2 AMD 780G ATX AMD Motherboard
Memory
Ocz 4G
Graphics Card(s)
5770 XFX
Hard Drives
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3750330AS 750GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
PSU
OcZ 600 Watt Modular
no problem, always glad to help someone who needs assistance in windows 7 :)
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 10 64bitAMD Phenom II X4 925 (Deneb)(2.8GHz) OC 3.4GHzCorsair Vengeance DDR3 4GBX2 (8192MB)XFX HD 6870 1GB (OC)- 940MHz core, mem 1150MHz
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
custom build
OS
Windows 10 64bit
CPU
AMD Phenom II X4 925 (Deneb)(2.8GHz) OC 3.4GHz
Motherboard
M5A78L-MLX Plus
Memory
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 4GBX2 (8192MB)
Graphics Card(s)
XFX HD 6870 1GB (OC)- 940MHz core, mem 1150MHz
Monitor(s) Displays
Vizio 26' 1920x1080 / Acer 1336x768
Screen Resolution
1920x1080 60Hz /1336x768
Hard Drives
Kingston Digital 60GB SSDNow V300/500gb HDD Western Digital 7200rpm (/WD 160GB HDD 7200rpm
PSU
CORSAIR CX600 600w
Case
AZZA Orion 202 EVO
Cooling
cooler master hyper TX3 cpu cooler
Keyboard
Razer DeathStalker
Mouse
Logitech Optical Gaming Mouse G400
Antivirus
Defualt on win 10
Browser
Firefox
Other Info
cpu is overclocked in bios
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