Thread: Question about my hard drive.

K so as many of you know from my other post i am making a new comp but i am using the same hard drive and if i use the same hard drive is it gonna erase my asus bios stuff and will try and run the hp progam that has a locked bios or do i need to take it somewhere else and totally wipe it?

ASUS BIOS Stuff? Whenever you say BIOS its all going to be stored on the motherboard. If you had a program that downloaded updates and whatnot, you should get one from the vendor you bought your new MOBO from.

What HP program are you talking about?

If you are expecting to plug up your HDD and it just work in your new system thats a bad idea. Even if it did work, its a ticking time bomb of problems. I would suggest backing up whatever you need and do a format and clean install.

Originally Posted by BrockSamson

If you are expecting to plug up your HDD and it just work in your new system thats a bad idea. Even if it did work, its a ticking time bomb of problems. I would suggest backing up whatever you need and do a format and clean install.

This. You can certainly reuse the HD, but you will need to install a new operating system on it for use with the new PC. The license you have been running Windows under will not apply to a new build.

Originally Posted by Viktor_Olin

This. You can certainly reuse the HD, but you will need to install a new operating system on it for use with the new PC. The license you have been running Windows under will not apply to a new build.

K i have had this hard drive for about a year after a while i got sick of all the crap best buy put on the hard drive so i got clean verson of windows 7 pro and erased everything is that enough or am going to have to do it with the new mother board to?

If you have a retail version of Windows, you should be able to "transfer" the license over to the new build. It may require a call to Microsoft for activation on the new PC.
Upgrading to a new computer, moving 7 license - Windows 7 Forums

OEM versions of Windows are apparently tied to the specific hardware and cannot be transferred.

Originally Posted by Viktor_Olin

If you have a retail version of Windows, you should be able to "transfer" the license over to the new build. It may require a call to Microsoft for activation on the new PC.
Upgrading to a new computer, moving 7 license - Windows 7 Forums

OEM versions of Windows are apparently tied to the specific hardware and cannot be transferred.

I can always get another windows 7 code from my teacher at school he gave them like 500 codes to give out so ill just get another one

Originally Posted by Viktor_Olin

OEM versions of Windows are apparently tied to the specific hardware and cannot be transferred.

Nah... you can re-activate them by calling M$. I just tell them the motherboard in my machine failed and had to be replaced. Usually works.

Originally Posted by WileECyte

Nah... you can re-activate them by calling M$. I just tell them the motherboard in my machine failed and had to be replaced. Usually works.

Oh, the valuable things I learn on these forums.

Originally Posted by WileECyte

Nah... you can re-activate them by calling M$. I just tell them the motherboard in my machine failed and had to be replaced. Usually works.

It does but they will sometimes ask for your product key.

Thank you guys for all your help my comp is running beautifullly Css is running at over 400fps i used to only get about 180fps i cant wait to see what i get on bc2 and l4d2 ill be on to pwn some noobs as soon as i can