HDD won't boot, gives me BSOD.

Timmie

Timmie

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Mmk, so I am trying to take one of my HDDs from one computer to the other and when I install it into the other one, I get the BSOD at the Windows loading screen and it reboots, it acts like a power failure from the PSU, but I have tried my 500W PSU and same story, so I know its my HDD or MoBo. I put it into my USB enclosure and it works fine, I install it as a slave and it works fine. But when I try to make it master and boot from it, I get the BSOD. it works on my other computer, but not this one.
I have tried everything I can think of, so here I am seeking your guidance once again. Thanks.
 
You mention using it as a master and taking it from one computer to another. I assume you're trying to load Windows from one machine to another? You can't do this unless you move from identical machines.
 
I'm not exactly sure what you mean, but I am trying to boot into windows, both the HDDs I'm working with are already running XP and are from two separate working systems, I'm just trying to swap HDDs between the two.
 
Yes, that generally doesn't work unless the machines have the same hardware. Running a repair install should make it bootable again and will keep all your programs/data as well.
 
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