Hard Drive Question

[ryanrhino24]

Hello, I have researched this question many times, and I have looked everywhere. I need a straight answer to this question, with no maybes or if's. Can I use my old hard drive with windows 7 on it, in a new build with a new mobo, psu, gpu, ram, etc. Here is my current build, please tell me if my hard drive will work with this.

Here is my hard drive.

Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3500418AS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148395/url

Parts I am getting-


AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ965FBGMBOX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103727/url

BIOSTAR A880G+ AM3 AMD 880G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138283/url

ASUS HD7750-1GD5-V2 Radeon HD 7750 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121633/url

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231277/url


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CORSAIR Gaming Series GS500 500W ATX12V / EPS12V 80 PLUS Certified High Performance Gaming Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139033/url



Thanks for reading

 

[Dereck47]

I need a straight answer to this question, with no maybes or if's. Can I use my old hard drive with windows 7 on it, in a new build with a new mobo, psu, gpu, ram, etc.

The answer is no. Your old drive is expecting to see your old motherboard and cpu.

You will have to do a fresh installation of Windows on your Barracuda in order to use it with your new motherboard and cpu.

 

[ryanrhino24]

The answer is no. Your old drive is expecting to see your old motherboard and cpu.

You will have to do a fresh installation of Windows on your Barracuda in order to use it with your new motherboard and cpu.

How would I do that if the hard drive came pre loaded with windows 7 on it when i bought the computer?

 

[Dereck47]

Pre-loaded PCs normally have CDs with them so that you can re-install Windows.

 

[Dereck47]

Boot into Windows Safe Mode when you connect your drive to your new system.
Once into Safe Mode see if you can install the motherboard drivers on the CD that comes with your Biostar motherboard.

 

[ryanrhino24]

OK, what if i wiped my hard drive, then put that in to my new system, and then re installed windows 7 on to it after I start up my new system?

 

[Dereck47]

OK, what if i wiped my hard drive, then put that in to my new system, and then re installed windows 7 on to it after I start up my new system?

Yes, that's what I originally suggested by a fresh install. I apologize for not been clear.

 

[quilciri]

The answer is no. Your old drive is expecting to see your old motherboard and cpu.

You will have to do a fresh installation of Windows on your Barracuda in order to use it with your new motherboard and cpu.

Not quite accurate. You can prep a hardware neutral version of windows, though doing so can be beyond the scope of some folks technical ability.

http://www.****/id/Preparing-a-Hardware-Independent-Windows-7-Image/

*this only works with win 7 professional, enterprise, or ultimate. Home users are SOL.

dunno why tom's is censoring the url, if you go through the suggested google search, it'll be the top hit.

otherwise, it's

http://www. i n s t r u c t a b l e s .com/id/Preparing-a-Hardware-Independent-Windows-7-Image/