im getting a new motherboard and want to remove hdd that im using right now and hook it up to the motherboard that im getting, But I herd that there might be a problem with it not starting up, i had that problem before and it didnt start up so i put the hdds in there corrosponding computers and left it alone
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If you are running Windows XP the need for a new installation of Windows is common due to XP's specific "snapshot" process of the total hardware installed on the system it goes onto. This is part of the Microsft intent for one disk for each system. Once you make a major change similar almost to a new build you will have to perform a fresh installation which will delete the current Windows, Program Files, and DocumentsandSettings folders.
You don't always need to reformat the entire drive for this if you are only swapping boards. A repair install allowing for the installation of new drivers for the new board and your current video and sound cards could work there. That will depend on whether or not you are only changing that and not swapping other hardwares(memory, video and sound cards, cpu) along with the board.
You don't always need to reformat the entire drive for this if you are only swapping boards. A repair install allowing for the installation of new drivers for the new board and your current video and sound cards could work there. That will depend on whether or not you are only changing that and not swapping other hardwares(memory, video and sound cards, cpu) along with the board.
If you install the INF drivers for your newboard before you swap it out you have the best chance of everything working when you turn it back on. If it doesn't boot, the repair install is the easiest thing to do until you can backup the data you need and format (not necessary but it does clean things up nicely 
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).Usually I wouldn't recommend a repair install when swapping boards for the problem of removing the old board's drivers. Unlike video and sound cards where uninstallers are provided by the manufacturer you have to know which ones to manually remove before installing new drivers and softwares as well when swapping boards.
This is one reason I run a second hd with a large storage partition along with a second OS on the primary there. While you can get away with a replacement of the same make and model easy enough with a repair install I am in full agreement with Cromewell if any other model or make and model is installed. A board other then an exact replacement is a major change. A clean new installation will go much better. Do you have a full version of Windows for a fresh install or just an upgrade or recovery disk?
This is one reason I run a second hd with a large storage partition along with a second OS on the primary there. While you can get away with a replacement of the same make and model easy enough with a repair install I am in full agreement with Cromewell if any other model or make and model is installed. A board other then an exact replacement is a major change. A clean new installation will go much better. Do you have a full version of Windows for a fresh install or just an upgrade or recovery disk?
When making a major hardware change like this a good fresh install of Windows generally sees the best results. Plus it cleans off any clutter in the old registry along with the drivers that you will no longer use. It alway takes the time for manually copying any large amount of data from drive to drive. I've done that often enough when dual OSing one build after another.
With the availability of a second drive you still have the option of using the second for storage and backup. With two drives installed here the second was split into two separate partitions with a smaller primary for Windows. If either installation sees a virus/malware type of infection the other takes over. If the primary fails the second will then take over. Data dvds are made to backup the backups! If the second hd should fail the primary is still intact and data is restored from the dvd backups. It can really help at times if both drives see a need for reformatting.
With the availability of a second drive you still have the option of using the second for storage and backup. With two drives installed here the second was split into two separate partitions with a smaller primary for Windows. If either installation sees a virus/malware type of infection the other takes over. If the primary fails the second will then take over. Data dvds are made to backup the backups! If the second hd should fail the primary is still intact and data is restored from the dvd backups. It can really help at times if both drives see a need for reformatting.