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Solve : Hard drive from AMD to Intel?

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Can I remove a hard drive from an AMD computer and install it in an Intel computer without problems ?Yes.

However if it has a version of Windows installed on it that is newer than Win2K it most likely will not boot properly on the new machine as Windows is tied to the hardware it was originally installed on.
You could however hook it up as a slave drive and retrieve/copy any important data from it...

What's on this HDD ? ?It has windows xp sp3 on it. It has some small business files on it that I cannot loose.As patio says, you will probably not be able to boot to Windows. You can either slave the drive or copy the important data to off disc media before moving it.I am not sure if i even know how to set it up as a slave. Even if I get that ACCOMPLISHED, how do I get windows to the new computer and HDD ?If the new computer did not ship with Windows already installed (and that would be highly unusual) then you need to install it yourself. Why don't you just give us the whole story so we can TRY to provide some intelligent help?Quote from: bear10 on May 11, 2010, 08:06:18 PM

Can I remove a hard drive from an AMD computer and install it in an Intel computer without problems ?

without problems...NO...it's DIFFERENT hardware...you will not be able to boot to Windows...

you will need to do a reinstall/repair of windows FIRST to get it to boot correctly...IMOAllan The computer is not a new computer, just new to me and has no operating system. Actually I am going a step back because the AMD computer is faster than the intel, but the AMD is getting flakey, as most older AMD's tend to do.Okay. Then you need to obtain an XP CD and either install the OS from scratch OR you should be able to do a repair install on the hd after you move it.Slave Drive Tutorial...

Repair Install of XP

I suggest reading it thru and printing out a reference copy...DONE properly all your data will be intact...1 mistake and all your data is gone...but you will have a clean install of XP.Quote from: bear10 on May 12, 2010, 01:33:35 PM
Allan The computer is not a new computer, just new to me and has no operating system. Actually I am going a step back because the AMD computer is faster than the intel, but the AMD is getting flakey, as most older AMD's tend to do.

earlier post you said "It has windows xp sp3 on it" so which is it??? none or xp...!!!Quote from: fgdn17 on May 13, 2010, 01:31:50 PM
earlier post you said "It has windows xp sp3 on it" so which is it??? none or xp...!!!
Read the thread again. It's very clear what's going on.Quote from: Allan on May 13, 2010, 01:57:49 PM
Read the thread again. It's very clear what's going on.

yup...really clear...LOL

to quote bear10 and the threads:

"Allan The computer is not a new computer, just new to me and has no operating system"

"It has windows xp sp3 on it."

that's really clear to me...!!!! LOL

Maybe YOU need to read it again...!!!

no operating system, (save or backup data/info) install one....operating system then try a reinstall/repair!!!Quote
Maybe YOU need to read it again...!!!
lol... have you tried comprehending it?

It's pretty obvious. There are two PCs, they want to move the hard drive from one to another PC. the hard drive has XP SP3 on it, but the destination PC is new (or at least new to them).

if you can't UNDERSTAND the basics of the situation or even read the thread title(which implies the existence of two PCs itself) there is no need to necromance the thread with your attempts to point out inconsistencies that don't exist.


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