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Rockstar4007
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Should be fine... Just try to avoid booting from the laptop drive since the drivers might be completely different...

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So I have 2 Seagate Barracuda 320gb (st3320820as) (shows up has 300gb) and I would like to plug in a WD black 750gb laptop hard drive (WDC WD7500BPKT) (from HP G42) to replace my current hard drives. The problem is there's already windows 8 and some drivers on the hard drive but not from my PC. Is there any corruption that can happen to the data or is its all going to be OK?

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You should be fine and there shouldn't be any corruption. 

If you ever need help with a build, read the following before posting: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/3061-build-plan-thread-recommendations-please-read-before-posting/
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Should be fine... Just try to avoid booting from the laptop drive since the drivers might be completely different...

Mutsuki:

CPU: AMD A8 5600K @ 4.2GHz | Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-DS2 (rev. 1.0) | RAM: 2 x Kingston Low Profile 4GB 1333MHz | GPU: Sapphire R7 260X OC 2GB DDR5 2xDVI | HDD0: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 7200RPM 3.5" (SATA II) | HDD1: WD Elements (WD Blue 1TB 3.5" SATA II) connected via USB 2.0 | HDD2: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200rpm (SATA II) | DVD: Samsung DVD+RW combo drive | PSU: FSP Hexa 600W | Case: Aerocool PGS V | Cooling: DeepCool Gammaxx S40 (stock fan), 2x 120mm Aerocool fan 1xDeepCool 120mm fan from a scrapped heatsink

eMachines D732Z | CPU: Intel Pentium D P6100 | GPU: Intel HD 3000 | RAM: 2x Kingston ValueRAM 2GB 1066MHz SODIMM | HDD: Hitachi 320GB 5600RPM

Acer ES13 | CPU: Intel Pentium N4200 | GPU:  Intel HD 505 | RAM: 1x 4GB (unidentified) DDR3L | HDD: (unidentified) 500GB 5600RPM

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Is there any ways to boot on the WD black without any problems. I can't use the HP G42 to delete the drivers since the charger doesn't work.

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Is there any ways to boot on the WD black without any problems. I can't use the HP G42 to delete the drivers since the charger doesn't work.

It depends on the motherboard--just try it out and see how it goes. 

You need to quote a post or tag a member or else they wont' get a notification you replied to them. 

If you ever need help with a build, read the following before posting: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/3061-build-plan-thread-recommendations-please-read-before-posting/
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It depends on the motherboard--just try it out and see how it goes. 

You need to quote a post or tag a member or else they wont' get a notification you replied to them.

OK I'll try that out later
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It depends on the motherboard--just try it out and see how it goes. 

You need to quote a post or tag a member or else they wont' get a notification you replied to them.

This is my motherboard gigabyte ga-a55m-ds2 rev: 2.2 should I be able to boot ccorrectly?
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This is my motherboard gigabyte ga-a55m-ds2 rev: 2.2 should I be able to boot ccorrectly?

Probably--it depends on a case by case basis with the previous and new motherboards in question. 

There are too many motherboard combinations to have a surefire way of knowing without just trying it out. 

If you ever need help with a build, read the following before posting: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/3061-build-plan-thread-recommendations-please-read-before-posting/
Also, make sure to quote a post or tag a member when replying or else they won't get a notification that you replied to them.

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Probably--it depends on a case by case basis with the previous and new motherboards in question. 

There are too many motherboard combinations to have a surefire way of knowing without just trying it out.

oh ok
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