Upgrading my Dell 537/Using current hardrive?

[WmLiford]

I am upgrading the MOBO, CPU, PSU, and RAM in my Dell inspirion 537.

My question is will I be able to hook up my current Harddrive and make this work? I have the Dell OS disk. but other than that I have no other OS. I read that I may or may not have to reinstall Windows. Hoping I won't have to.

 

[jimpz]

OEM OS's are tied to the original mobo, won't boot with a new mobo, If you had a retail OS, stillwhen changing a mobo, it's best to do a new install anyways, most ways around it almost take as long or longer.

 

[WmLiford]

OEM OS's are tied to the original mobo, won't boot with a new mobo, If you had a retail OS, stillwhen changing a mobo, it's best to do a new install anyways, most ways around it almost take as long or longer.

I may be able to get a copy of Windows 7. Now will it work if Install this before assembly?

 

[jimpz]

Wait till you have everything. If you do it on the 'old' hardware', it will install those drivers, It'll need to have drivers for the 'new' hardware.