G
Guest
Guest
Hello all. First time poster here, so please bear with me...
I purchased a PC about a year ago, when I was very ill-educated about computer hardware. I have a HP Pavilion with a Celeron processor, integrated video and sound, with no AGP slot, etc. Big mistake...
I have now decided to attempt to build my own PC, and have been researching parts, prices, etc. I still have a few questions that I can't seem to find an answer to. Any help would be appreciated.
My main question is if I use my old hard drive in my new PC, will my current operating system still work?
I basically plan to buy a new case, motherboard, processor, video card, and sound card, and use my existing monitor, modem, floppy drive, hard drive, CD drive, etc.
What I don't know is if I hook everything up and boot up for the first time, will my operating system start as usual, or do I need to possibly wipe my hard drive clean and re-install the operating system?
Any other advice is most welcome.
Sorry for the long post, and thanks to anyone who gives advice.
I purchased a PC about a year ago, when I was very ill-educated about computer hardware. I have a HP Pavilion with a Celeron processor, integrated video and sound, with no AGP slot, etc. Big mistake...
I have now decided to attempt to build my own PC, and have been researching parts, prices, etc. I still have a few questions that I can't seem to find an answer to. Any help would be appreciated.
My main question is if I use my old hard drive in my new PC, will my current operating system still work?
I basically plan to buy a new case, motherboard, processor, video card, and sound card, and use my existing monitor, modem, floppy drive, hard drive, CD drive, etc.
What I don't know is if I hook everything up and boot up for the first time, will my operating system start as usual, or do I need to possibly wipe my hard drive clean and re-install the operating system?
Any other advice is most welcome.
Sorry for the long post, and thanks to anyone who gives advice.