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Old 03-30-2008, 07:07 PM   #1
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Question New MB old HDD

I want to upgrade the motherboard on my old pc and still use the old HDD and OS can this be done? How?

I'm just in the beginning stages of planning this out.
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Old 03-30-2008, 07:28 PM   #2
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It can be done. What is the OS in question? With XP, you simply do a repair installation.
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Yes, Windows XP. How is that done?
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Yes, Windows XP. How is that done?
How to thread is here : http://forum.pcmech.com/showthread.php?t=151522

Also read glc's post, the third, with care.
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