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09-30-2006, 12:43 PM
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Can I move hard drives to a barebones PC?
I have an old computer that I've upgraded to include 2 250 gb hard drives. The machine is old and getting very slow. Even though I've added hard drives I don't know a lot about how PCs actually work, and would like to know if I could just buy a barebones PC and install these 2 drives in them and have it work.
Is there anything that needs to be adjusted to do this? |
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09-30-2006, 12:45 PM
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You will probably just have to reinstall Windows.
Buying a barebones PC is not really advised, because they generally skimp on one or more components. It's better to pick and choose individual components. |
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09-30-2006, 12:48 PM
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Would it be easier to replace the motherboard/chipset?
Does that require a Windows re-install?
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09-30-2006, 12:53 PM
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If your computer is getting slow it's probably best to do a fresh install of Windows anyway. Your current install may be all messed up by viruses, spyware, corrupt files, etc...
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09-30-2006, 01:03 PM
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Replacing the motherboard generally requires a repair reinstall too.
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