Can you switch hardrives?
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photonboy
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- Jun 20, 2006
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Yes, however:
1. You would need to reinstall Windows which likely means buying a new copy as well since most copies are non-transferable to new machines.
2. If the drive is too old, or too small it may be better to buy a new one. A WD 1TB (1000GB), 3.5" is about $58 through pcpartpicker for refernce.
1. You would need to reinstall Windows which likely means buying a new copy as well since most copies are non-transferable to new machines.
2. If the drive is too old, or too small it may be better to buy a new one. A WD 1TB (1000GB), 3.5" is about $58 through pcpartpicker for refernce.
If you mean use your old one for loading everything from scratch, yes.
If you mean using your old drive from a pre-built OEM (HP, Dell, etc) system - NO.
If your trying to reuse a Retail version of windows, more than likely, you'll still need to do a clean install,.
What hardware are you installing it on & if you are re-using windows, what version?
If you mean using your old drive from a pre-built OEM (HP, Dell, etc) system - NO.
If your trying to reuse a Retail version of windows, more than likely, you'll still need to do a clean install,.
What hardware are you installing it on & if you are re-using windows, what version?
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