Noob Computer builder needs some install help.

rjbrittain11 · Post by **rjbrittain11** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 11:56 am

Hey all,

I have purched these following computer parts for my first computer build and now I need some help. Please let me know what you think.

-LOGISYS Computer Area 51 CS51WSL Silver Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 480W Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6811148029

-HannsÂ·G HW-191APB Black 19" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6824254023

-AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+(65W) Windsor 2.4GHz Socket AM2 Processor Model ADO4600CUBOX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6819103749

-MSI K9N4 SLI-F Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 500 SLI MCP ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6813130071

-EVGA 256-P2-N615-TX GeForce 7600GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814130062

-CORSAIR XMS2 1GB (2 x 512MB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN2X1024A-6400
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6820145566

Now for my question. I am using my old Hard Drive with all my old info and operating system (WinXP) on it. If I just plug this into the new box with all the new parts, and just turn it on, is that going to be a problem? I guess what I'm asking is....is this the way to do it or do I need to format the drive first before I turn it on?

Also, if anyone knows of a writeup that would help me in the regard, I would certainly appreciate it. Also, a writeup on how to build a computer from the point AFTER you have installed all the parts would be helpful as well. Again, Im a NOOB here and don't know much about the build.

Thanks for your help in advance.

Robert

Post by **dicecca112** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 12:18 pm

Now for my question. I am using my old Hard Drive with all my old info and operating system (WinXP) on it. If I just plug this into the new box with all the new parts, and just turn it on, is that going to be a problem? I guess what I'm asking is....is this the way to do it or do I need to format the drive first before I turn it on?

Yes there will be a problem the hardware is different, windows won't recognize it and crash. You also will need to reactivate windows

rjbrittain11 · Post by **rjbrittain11** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 12:58 pm

okay, so your saying that I should back up all my info and then format my drive and then start up the computer with a fresh hard drive?

Thanks for the quick reply.

Post by **dicecca112** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 1:25 pm

yup that would be your best bet. I mean yeah you could try without, but in my experience, it usually doesn't work, only works if your replacing a board, ie same chipset, onboard devices ect

rjbrittain11 · Post by **rjbrittain11** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 1:27 pm

okay, sounds good. Thanks for your help. Would you know where there are writeups on this type of thing or not? Thanks for your replys and I'll post here again if I have any problems.

Robert

DaIceMan · Post by **DaIceMan** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 3:16 pm

I'd probably just pick up a new hard drive. New drives are fairly inexpensive, and most new drives will have better specs than "an older drive" depending on how old that drive is.

just put the new drive in, install your operating system and use the old drive as a slave until you can get all your data off of it.