I am refurbishing a Dell 780 Optoplex. I have a Compac with A 500GB Seagate Hybrid Drive.
Can a boot sector have drivers for more than one controller.
So that I could swap the Drive, and operating system into the new computer.
I think I am going from ICH5 or 6, all the way to ICH10. I've swapped drives into newer, and older computers before, but maybe I was just lucky.
Q? Could I load the Drivers for the ICH10 system while it's plugged into the earlier controller, swap it, and then power up?
Supposedly I can use the repair console from my vista installation CD. -but would that replace the earlier driver and make the drive unreadable in the earlier computer?
I just don't want to get stuck.
Thanks guys,
DON
Can a boot sector have drivers for more than one controller.
So that I could swap the Drive, and operating system into the new computer.
I think I am going from ICH5 or 6, all the way to ICH10. I've swapped drives into newer, and older computers before, but maybe I was just lucky.
Q? Could I load the Drivers for the ICH10 system while it's plugged into the earlier controller, swap it, and then power up?
Supposedly I can use the repair console from my vista installation CD. -but would that replace the earlier driver and make the drive unreadable in the earlier computer?
I just don't want to get stuck.
Thanks guys,
DON