how do you move the hard drive of your old comp...

[dannyjjang]

"to a new one without erasing the hard drive? and is ther enough space in computers for another hard drive?

 

[Antiodontalgic]

It depends on the case you have. Basically most cases have extra room and yes, you can just add it into the other computer without erasing it.

 

[dannyjjang]

do you need to configure any thing?
because im building a computer and its my first time just wnat to becarefu;l

 

[Antiodontalgic]

You shouldn't have to. Aslong as your new computer has the same interface as the computer you are building.

 

[suprasteve]

some things won't work correctly right off the bat if you're booting from that drive, you'll defiinitely have to reinstall your drivers, might have to reinstall certain programs as well

 

[ceewi1]

If you want to add it as a boot drive, don't expect it to boot without problems. Running a repair reinstall is a good idea. There's a way around it, though: http://www.nilpo.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=88.

If you just want to add it as a data drive (for more storage, or to transfer files), just change the jumper on the back of the drive to Slave, and plug it into a spare IDE plug (assuming it's an IDE drive).

 

[dannyjjang]

ide pde...wth!