Switching harddrives

[la_sky]

I'm buying a new computer with a intel E6600 2.4 and a 160g HD.
The computer I'm using now is a P4 1.8 with a 300g HD with XP pro. What Im wondering is if I can killdisk the 160g use it for storage and just slip in my 300g with everything set up on it ? I think have to do a bios and chipset update or something right ?
Thanks for any help you guys can give.

 

[King X13]

you will blue screen when you go to use the 300gig with the different hardware. you will need to reinstall xp with the new hardware.

 

[la_sky]

So do I have to do a new install or can I let it run the setup hardware thing then when it gets to the want to format(you will lose alldata) just take the disk out and reboot? I have done this a few times when stuff gets mess up. Prob should save the reg data to a CD too huh.

 

[King X13]

yea you should save it to a cd, i have seprate hard drives just for my files for when this happens.

and no you cant just run that set up hardware.

 

[n7710m]

hi,if your data are few about 10 gb you could backup the os and the data on a 8gb dvd with ghost progs!!!i do that on my pc!!!i took th os of a diferent pc and ghost it to my pc!!!and all works fine!!!