Do I need to wipe?

[Bobowe]

Hi,

I'm building a new computer and wondering if I can take my storage drive from my current computer and plug it in without needing to wipe it?

 

The new computer will have a different motherboard 

The storage drive is a Samsung 850 evo 1TB

 

[xScratchHackerx]

As far as I know you would need to wipe your hard drive as the mbr is not set on the new motherboard

that said, i am not really a tech master

[COUPER MILLAR]

No need to wipe. Just plug and play. 

[Mr.Meerkat]

Depends, sometimes it will work, sometimes it wont  

I mean I went from a Z77 mobo to a X99-S motherboard without wiping at first and it worked...ish. 

[tim0901]

If that drive was your boot drive and will continue to be in the new system then you will need to wipe it as Windows won't like you changing the motherboard. You'll need to call up Microsoft and get them to reset your license key as well if you're transferring your windows license. 

 

If you aren't using it as a boot drive then you don't need to, but it can be useful to properly clean up everything you no longer need. I'd recommend you do so.

[Dang3r D3bbi3]

I mean it should be just Plug and Play man. But if you have any crucial data you should get it off first THEN try it. If that doesn't work then just wipe and reinstall

[Hunter06]

30 minutes ago, COUPER MILLAR said:

No need to wipe. Just plug and play. 

thats nasty

[tkell]

wipe thoroughly and bidet, I never try to use same OS install on a motherboard change out. 

[Guest]

Always better to be safe than sorry. I would definitely give it a wipe with dban atleast once over to be sure. 

[jools]

don't need to wipe , if lucky and it runs ....you will just have to update drivers .... chipsets etc thru driver manager else fresh install

[Bobowe]

Okay. I will back it up and then try it.

Thanks y'all!