Using recovery disks on a new drive?

[Guest]

Hello everyone,

First of all Happy Easter!

My old computer is an HP Pavilion P6210f, https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c01852858
that served it's purpose for around 6 years.

The hard drive recently started showing bad sectors, and the whole system was slowing down. So I sold it for parts, and then I built a rig that can support six cores sometime last year. (for gaming purposes) to get a boost in performance. The HP computer did come with a set of two Windows 7 recovery disks. I was wondering if I replace the hard drive with a new one, will I be able to install the OS using the HP recovery CDs and original motherboard? M2N78-LA (Violet)
https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c01635734

 

[USAFRet]

Hello everyone,

First of all Happy Easter!

My old computer is an HP Pavilion P6210f, https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c01852858
that served it's purpose for around 6 years.

The hard drive recently started showing bad sectors, and the whole system was slowing down. So I sold it for parts, and then I built a rig that can support six cores sometime last year. (for gaming purposes) to get a boost in performance. The HP computer did come with a set of two Windows 7 recovery disks. I was wondering if I replace the hard drive with a new one, will I be able to install the OS using the HP recovery CDs and original motherboard? M2N78-LA (Violet)
https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c01635734

If you're doing this with the original HP motherboard, probably.
But if it is a different 'board, almost certainly not.

What OS is this?

 

[Guest]

Hello everyone,

First of all Happy Easter!

My old computer is an HP Pavilion P6210f, https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c01852858
that served it's purpose for around 6 years.

The hard drive recently started showing bad sectors, and the whole system was slowing down. So I sold it for parts, and then I built a rig that can support six cores sometime last year. (for gaming purposes) to get a boost in performance. The HP computer did come with a set of two Windows 7 recovery disks. I was wondering if I replace the hard drive with a new one, will I be able to install the OS using the HP recovery CDs and original motherboard? M2N78-LA (Violet)
https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c01635734

If you're doing this with the original HP motherboard, probably.
But if it is a different 'board, almost certainly not.

What OS is this?

It's Windows 7 Home 64 bit.

 

[USAFRet]

I'm just curious about the original motherboard.

If you install the OS with that HP board, and then put that drive in this new PC...this will not work.
Either Operation OR Activation.

 

[Guest]

I'm just curious about the original motherboard.

If you install the OS with that HP board, and then put that drive in this new PC...this will not work.
Either Operation OR Activation.

Then would replacing the motherboard with an aftermarket brand from MSI, Gigabyte, ASUS, etc be a better option, and then installing a retail version of Windows 7 on the new hard drive? This AM2+ Motherboard from Biostar looks to be a good replacement: https://www.amazon.com/Biostar-Motherboard-N68S-Socket-Support/dp/B00413P3TU/ref=s9u_simh_gw_i1?_encoding=UTF8&fpl=fresh&pd_rd_i=B00413P3TU&pd_rd_r=P8J3857ENASNRB6WNJB1&pd_rd_w=mrTKu&pd_rd_wg=W6CE7&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=&pf_rd_r=92BRWJWVGK8QM3RDACF0&pf_rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=781f4767-b4d4-466b-8c26-2639359664eb&pf_rd_i=desktop

 

[USAFRet]

I'm just curious about the original motherboard.

If you install the OS with that HP board, and then put that drive in this new PC...this will not work.
Either Operation OR Activation.

Then would replacing the motherboard with an aftermarket brand from MSI, Gigabyte, ASUS, etc be a better option, and then installing a retail version of Windows 7 on the new hard drive? This AM2+ Motherboard from Biostar looks to be a good replacement: https://www.amazon.com/Biostar-Motherboard-N68S-Socket-Support/dp/B00413P3TU/ref=s9u_simh_gw_i1?_encoding=UTF8&fpl=fresh&pd_rd_i=B00413P3TU&pd_rd_r=P8J3857ENASNRB6WNJB1&pd_rd_w=mrTKu&pd_rd_wg=W6CE7&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=&pf_rd_r=92BRWJWVGK8QM3RDACF0&pf_rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=781f4767-b4d4-466b-8c26-2639359664eb&pf_rd_i=desktop

That HP license OS will not work with a different motherboard.
Any motherboard.

Conversely, any retail OS will work with any motherboard and drive.
Just be sure to buy a valid OS, and not from a scam website that just sells 'keys'.

 

[Guest]

I'm just curious about the original motherboard.

If you install the OS with that HP board, and then put that drive in this new PC...this will not work.
Either Operation OR Activation.

Then would replacing the motherboard with an aftermarket brand from MSI, Gigabyte, ASUS, etc be a better option, and then installing a retail version of Windows 7 on the new hard drive? This AM2+ Motherboard from Biostar looks to be a good replacement: https://www.amazon.com/Biostar-Motherboard-N68S-Socket-Support/dp/B00413P3TU/ref=s9u_simh_gw_i1?_encoding=UTF8&fpl=fresh&pd_rd_i=B00413P3TU&pd_rd_r=P8J3857ENASNRB6WNJB1&pd_rd_w=mrTKu&pd_rd_wg=W6CE7&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=&pf_rd_r=92BRWJWVGK8QM3RDACF0&pf_rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=781f4767-b4d4-466b-8c26-2639359664eb&pf_rd_i=desktop

That HP license OS will not work with a different motherboard.
Any motherboard.

Conversely, any retail OS will work with any motherboard and drive.
Just be sure to buy a valid OS, and not from a scam website that just sells 'keys'.

Will this work with the motherboard I chose?
https://www.amazon.com/Windows-Professional-System-Builder-Packaging/dp/B00H09BOXQ/ref=sr_1_2?s=software&ie=UTF8&qid=1492294155&sr=1-2&keywords=windows+7+home+64+bit+retail

 

[USAFRet]

I'm just curious about the original motherboard.

If you install the OS with that HP board, and then put that drive in this new PC...this will not work.
Either Operation OR Activation.

Then would replacing the motherboard with an aftermarket brand from MSI, Gigabyte, ASUS, etc be a better option, and then installing a retail version of Windows 7 on the new hard drive? This AM2+ Motherboard from Biostar looks to be a good replacement: https://www.amazon.com/Biostar-Motherboard-N68S-Socket-Support/dp/B00413P3TU/ref=s9u_simh_gw_i1?_encoding=UTF8&fpl=fresh&pd_rd_i=B00413P3TU&pd_rd_r=P8J3857ENASNRB6WNJB1&pd_rd_w=mrTKu&pd_rd_wg=W6CE7&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=&pf_rd_r=92BRWJWVGK8QM3RDACF0&pf_rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=781f4767-b4d4-466b-8c26-2639359664eb&pf_rd_i=desktop

That HP license OS will not work with a different motherboard.
Any motherboard.

Conversely, any retail OS will work with any motherboard and drive.
Just be sure to buy a valid OS, and not from a scam website that just sells 'keys'.

Will this work with the motherboard I chose?
https://www.amazon.com/Windows-Professional-System-Builder-Packaging/dp/B00H09BOXQ/ref=sr_1_2?s=software&ie=UTF8&qid=1492294155&sr=1-2&keywords=windows+7+home+64+bit+retail

If you have all the compatible parts to go with that motherboard, yes.

 

[Phillip Corcoran]

Or you could create a disk image of the existing HDD on your homebuilt PC, use that to restore your Windows installation and apps to a new HDD when it becomes necessary, damn sight quicker than installing Windows and apps from scratch.

I keep and maintain disk images for all three computers in my household, they are life-savers. Oh, and I always keep backups of each image on separate physical drives.