HD swap to new computer
- Thread starter larwat
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Hi larwat, welcome to the Forum.
Installing an old HD in a new computer will have many problems & may not work at all. The motherboard on the new computer will require different hardware drivers to be installed.
The correct procedure is to do a fresh Operating System installation. You will also have to reinstall all you other software programs, but you can copy your data files from the old drive & paste them into the new one.
If the copy of your Windows 7 has been used before you may have an activation problem, depending on what classification it actually is, like Retail, OEM System Builder, or OEM-SLP.
Installing an old HD in a new computer will have many problems & may not work at all. The motherboard on the new computer will require different hardware drivers to be installed.
The correct procedure is to do a fresh Operating System installation. You will also have to reinstall all you other software programs, but you can copy your data files from the old drive & paste them into the new one.
If the copy of your Windows 7 has been used before you may have an activation problem, depending on what classification it actually is, like Retail, OEM System Builder, or OEM-SLP.
My Computer
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Self built using existing case
- OS
- Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit sp1
- CPU
- Intel i5 3570 3.4Ghz Ivy Bridge SKT 1155 quad core
- Motherboard
- Gigabyte Z77-HD3 SKT 1155 2xSata 3, 4x USB 3.0
- Memory
- G-Skill Rip Jaws 16Gb (8x2) DDR3 -1600 PC3 12800 CL 10 red
- Graphics Card(s)
- Gigabyte NVIDIA GT610 1Gb DDR3 810/1200 PCI-E 2.0 Silent
- Sound Card
- NVIDIA High Definition & Realtech High Definition Audio
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 2 x Philips 226V4L 16:9 aspect ratio
- Screen Resolution
- 1920 x 1080 HD
- Hard Drives
- Samsung 840 Pro 256gb SSD, SATA 3.
Hitachi Touro Portable 1tb, USB 3.0 HDD used for image b/ups.
- PSU
- Corsair VS450
- Case
- Codeng
- Cooling
- PSU fan & CPU fan
- Keyboard
- Logitech
- Mouse
- Logitech Wireless trackball M570
- Internet Speed
- Wireless 3G. 3mg down & 550kb up.
- Antivirus
- Bitdefender Internet Security 2020
- Browser
- Opera (Current Version) & Firefox
- Other Info
- MS Office 2013 Pro. Davis weather station software. MGE Nova 600 avr UPS.
