Connecting old Hard drives into new motherboard

[simon.moeller.kristensen]

Hi i'm pretty new to PC building and I want to get a new motherboard, CPU and RAM. But my question is if I can use my 2 old Hard drives on my new motherboard, I'm not sure they use the same cabels and input.
Both of my old Hard drives are SATA 6Gb/s, are there more information you need to tell if I can connect it to my new motherboard?
The new mobo I think I will get is ASUS TUF B360M-Plus Gaming, S-1151, and this is the details I can see under storage:
SATA-600 -stikforbindelser: 6 x 7-pin Seriel ATA
SATA-600 / PCIe 3.0 -stikforbindelser: 1 x M.2
PCIe 3.0 -stikforbindelser: 1 x M.2

Do you know if I can connect my 2 old hard drives into this new motherboard?

 

[USAFRet]

The physical drives, yes.
Any OS on them, probably not.

 

[simon.moeller.kristensen]

The physical drives, yes.
Any OS on them, probably not.

So what you are saying is my old hard drives fit into the sockets of the new motherboard, but anything on them will be deleted?
I can see new Hard drives and the motherboard have something called M.2 PCIe, but the old hard drives still fit?
The main thing is that I can save money if I dont have to buy new hard drives

 

[USAFRet]

The physical drives, yes.
Any OS on them, probably not.

So what you are saying is my old hard drives fit into the sockets of the new motherboard, but anything on them will be deleted?
The main thing is that I can save money if I dont have to buy new hard drives

SATA drives, SATA motherboard. They will work.
Data on them will NOT be 'deleted' until you do it.

 

[simon.moeller.kristensen]

SATA drives, SATA motherboard. They will work.
Data on them will NOT be 'deleted' until you do it.[/quotemsg]

Okay thank you, last question (sorry for being ignorant )
Does this mean I have to clean them myself before I connect it to the new motherboard, or can I still keep everything on my hard drives and just transfer them to the new mobo?

 

[USAFRet]

Okay thank you, last question (sorry for being ignorant )
Does this mean I have to clean them myself before I connect it to the new motherboard, or can I still keep everything on my hard drives and just transfer them to the new mobo?

You'll almost certainly have to do a whole OS installation. And this includes your applications as well.
You can't just "copy" that stuff.

Steam games, and your personal data, yes.
Anything else...you'll need to reinstall.


What OS is this?
What are the old and new parts?

 

[Joey2oo9]

Just to clarify the hard drive with your OS on it, probably won't boot up due to driver issues. The other hard drive will be fine just connect it up and you're good to go

 

[simon.moeller.kristensen]

You'll almost certainly have to do a whole OS installation. And this includes your applications as well.
You can't just "copy" that stuff.

Steam games, and your personal data, yes.
Anything else...you'll need to reinstall.


What OS is this?
What are the old and new parts?

I found the specs for my computer and it says Windows 8.1 64-bit Edition English / Dutch / Swedish / Finnish / Danish / Norwegian
However if I go into Control panel > System it says Windows 10 Home 64-bit

Old parts:
Intel Core i5 (4. Gen) 4460 / 3.2 GHz
PSU 450W
8 GB RAM DDR3
Mobo: Intel B85 Express

New parts:
Intel core I5-8400
Corsair TX550M, 550W PSU
ASUS TUF B360M-Plus Gaming, S-1151
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666MHz 16GB

And then I have 1060 3GB GPU which I will keep together with my hard drives

 

[simon.moeller.kristensen]

Just to clarify the hard drive with your OS on it, probably won't boot up due to driver issues. The other hard drive will be fine just connect it up and you're good to go

So how do I get the Hard drive with my OS to work if it wont boot? ( Again I'm pretty new to this )

 

[USAFRet]

Just to clarify the hard drive with your OS on it, probably won't boot up due to driver issues. The other hard drive will be fine just connect it up and you're good to go

So how do I get the Hard drive with my OS to work if it wont boot? ( Again I'm pretty new to this )

You boot up with a new USB or DVD, and reinstall the OS.

Which OS is this? Licensing issues will also come into play.

 

[simon.moeller.kristensen]

Just to clarify the hard drive with your OS on it, probably won't boot up due to driver issues. The other hard drive will be fine just connect it up and you're good to go

So how do I get the Hard drive with my OS to work if it wont boot? ( Again I'm pretty new to this )

You boot up with a new USB or DVD, and reinstall the OS.

Which OS is this? Licensing issues will also come into play.

I found the specs for my computer and it says Windows 8.1 64-bit Edition English / Dutch / Swedish / Finnish / Danish / Norwegian
However if I go into Control panel > System it says Windows 10 Home 64-bit, so this must be the OS right?

So do I copy my OS from my hard drive to an USB before? Or do I have to buy a new OS?

Old parts:
Intel Core i5 (4. Gen) 4460 / 3.2 GHz
PSU 450W
8 GB RAM DDR3
Mobo: Intel B85 Express

New parts:
Intel core I5-8400
Corsair TX550M, 550W PSU
ASUS TUF B360M-Plus Gaming, S-1151
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666MHz 16GB

And then I have 1060 3GB GPU which I will keep together with my hard drives

 

[USAFRet]

OK, original Win 8.1, Upgraded to Win 10.
2 considerations, Licensing and Operation.


For the Licensing:
Read and do this before you change any parts:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/20530/windows-10-reactivating-after-hardware-change
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-3164428/windows-build-1607-activation.html


For the actual OS operation, it is likely you'll need a full reinstall.
Not 100% yes, but be prepared for if you do.
You can try to just put the C drive in the new hardware and see if it works. It might.

But...
How to do a CLEAN installation of Windows 10

 

[Joey2oo9]

You could try and see if it boots up in the new PC. I know someone who got a new motherboard/CPU combo and it actually did boot up ok, which surprised me. It's worth a shot.

 

[USAFRet]

You could try and see if it boots up in the new PC. I know someone who got a new motherboard/CPU combo and it actually did boot up ok, which surprised me. It's worth a shot.

3 possible outcomes:
1. It just boots up
2. It fails completely
3. It boots up, but you chase little issues for weeks.

I've seen all 3.

Prepare for a full reinstall.

 

[simon.moeller.kristensen]

OK, original Win 8.1, Upgraded to Win 10.
2 considerations, Licensing and Operation.


For the Licensing:
Read and do this before you change any parts:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/20530/windows-10-reactivating-after-hardware-change
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-3164428/windows-build-1607-activation.html


For the actual OS operation, it is likely you'll need a full reinstall.
Not 100% yes, but be prepared for if you do.
You can try to just put the C drive in the new hardware and see if it works. It might.

But...
How to do a CLEAN installation of Windows 10

Okay thank you very much for the help, both of you

 

[simon.moeller.kristensen]

You could try and see if it boots up in the new PC. I know someone who got a new motherboard/CPU combo and it actually did boot up ok, which surprised me. It's worth a shot.

3 possible outcomes:
1. It just boots up
2. It fails completely
3. It boots up, but you chase little issues for weeks.

I've seen all 3.

Prepare for a full reinstall.

Hi again I just have a small question I hope you can help me with.
I'm about to change my motherboard, and as you said I have read your and Microsofts guide, to link your Microsoft with your acc and so on.
In my understanding, if this works I won't have a problem with my OS but if it doesn't I have to reinstall completely.
I have now found out my academy offers free Windows 10 Education, so if I have to do a full reinstall, is it possible just to get the free Windows 10 Education key and it will install with no problem?
I guess what I'm asking is if I even can start my computer and enter the key I get if it doesn't have a OS after i change my motherboard, or will I HAVE TO transfer an OS via USB etc.?
And the harddrive which doesn't contain the OS should remain unchanged right? Nothing will be deleted?

Thank you once again

 

[USAFRet]

You can change the license to the new EDU license you get.
That has nothing to do with whether it will boot up or not.