Will my HDD's be recognised with new Mobo?

Cire · 12-25-2005, 07:48 PM

Ok, so I've decided to get a new motherboard because my other one has shit the bed on me. I plan on getting a new and different motherboard than the one I had before. The problem is I can't access any of my files on my computer to back them up before I make a switch.

If I go ahead and buy the new mobo and hook everything up, will the hard drives need to be reformatted before they are rendered usable?

**Praetor** · 12-26-2005, 03:26 PM

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If I go ahead and buy the new mobo and hook everything up, will the hard drives need to be reformatted before they are rendered usable?

Yep. You'll need to backup your data on a different machine first

12-25-2005, 07:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
Cire New Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 12	Will my HDD's be recognised with new Mobo? Ok, so I've decided to get a new motherboard because my other one has shit the bed on me. I plan on getting a new and different motherboard than the one I had before. The problem is I can't access any of my files on my computer to back them up before I make a switch. If I go ahead and buy the new mobo and hook everything up, will the hard drives need to be reformatted before they are rendered usable? __________________ Processor: intel P4 3.0E GHz Socket478 Mobo: ASUS P4P-800-E RAM: Generic 512 2xPC3200 DDR PSU: L&C 500W B-500-E Optical: Lite-On DVD R/RW Video Card: nVidia GeForce 6800GT (AGP) HDD: 1x 120GB, 1x 250GB Western Digital

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