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How do I use my old SATA as my primary boot drive?

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December 20, 2013 4:08:21 PM

I have installed a new motherboard and tried to boot windows with my old SATA which was a no go. Went out and got a smaller SATA just so I can install windows and have it boot. I want to use my old hard drive as my primary boot device so I can retain all the settings I had on that. Was wondering how I would go about this if it is at all possible. I'm running Windows 7 and the motherboard is an ASUS M5A99FX Pro R2.0

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December 20, 2013 4:12:22 PM

What system did the old drive come out of and what version of windows was it running?
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December 20, 2013 4:14:17 PM

Both Windows 7. The old drive came out of my old desktop which had a different motherboard.
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December 20, 2013 4:24:19 PM

I need the info on the old system, if built it what motherbd was it, if its pre-built (dell, hp...) what model is it?
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December 20, 2013 4:25:21 PM

Also need to know the specific version of windows.
Was it oem, upgrade, full retail plus home, pro, or ultimate?
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December 20, 2013 4:45:00 PM

The old system and this one are both running windows 7 home, the last computer was pre built from Ibuypower, forgot the make of the board it was about 3 years ago and new egg pulled it.
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