Reusing Harddrive from Old PC?

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superstriker

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Hello, i am planning on building a new pc within the next 2 months. I already had most of the parts that i wanted picked out. However, since i am on a budget, i was wondering if i might be able to reuse an old hard drive from my current computer. The harddrive is 1tb 5400rpm and is from a gateway computer. It also has windows 7 and i already needed an os for my new computer. So in conclusion is it possible for me to do this? Thanks
 
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Sure you can use it. It'll be slow, but you can use it.

AS far as the Win7 install:
1. Is it an OEM version? No, you can't use it. It is tied to the original PC.
2. Is it from a laptop? You'd have to do a full reinstall. (See #1)
3. Even if #1 & 2 don't apply, a reinstall is usually recommended.
 
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