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Hey guys, if I were to put my old HDD to my new hardware, what would happen? will it boot automatically to the OS installed in it?

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2 minutes ago, AllaboutBudget said:

Hey guys, if I were to put my old HDD to my new hardware, what would happen? will it boot automatically to the OS installed in it?

It should, BUT there can be weird compability problems.

 

It is always recommended to go for a clean install of a new system, but yes you can "switch it over". Windows should automatically perform a check on your OS files when the new system is booted and came up with a correction that will allow you to boot.

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Depends on the new hardware. If i switched from i5 6600 to a ryzen 7 I needed to reinstall the whole windows, because it blue screen every time i booted. But if you switch from intel cpu to intel cpu it should be fine.

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It can boot, but it's possible to not boot and very likely to glitch out.

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7 minutes ago, AllaboutBudget said:

Hey guys, if I were to put my old HDD to my new hardware, what would happen? will it boot automatically to the OS installed in it?

If it work then it will automatically detect the driver and installed it on its own.

Although u might need to update it afterwards.

And u might need a new windows keys.

If it doesnt work then it will just goes BSOD or keep restarting on its own especially if u switched from differrent platform

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4 minutes ago, ErrantNyles said:

It should, BUT there can be weird compability problems.

 

It is always recommended to go for a clean install of a new system, but yes you can "switch it over". Windows should automatically perform a check on your OS files when the new system is booted and came up with a correction that will allow you to boot.

Is there a way I can reformat or clear the files in my previous HDD by only using the bios?

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1 minute ago, AllaboutBudget said:

Is there a way I can reformat or clear the files in my previous HDD by only using the bios?

Yes. Just but the windows installer cd or usb in your computer.

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1 minute ago, Almostbauws said:

Yes. Just but the windows installer cd or usb in your computer.

What do you mean?

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When you're installing Windows there will be a prompt for Custom installation, that way you get to reformat/ delete files from your disk before selecting it as the OS installation disk.

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10 minutes ago, AllaboutBudget said:

What do you mean?

Forgot to quote, refer to above.

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