Using HD in another PC

[Scrumpy J]

Hi, my grandfather refuses to format his HD. He now has another PC with different CPU and mobo and would like to use his existing HD system disk in the PC.

I no from previous experience that it's not a case of just hooking it up and away you go. I tryed a few things and ended up formatting.

Is there anyway to do this ?

Cheers fellas

:coffee:

[Will]

Nope, Windows literally HATES it, and I bet you thought operating systems couldn't have emotions...

[wonderlust]

Yes!!! Although in the long run it is still advisable to reinstall.

BEFORE you remove the drive from the old PC boot into windows and change the IDE/Sata driver to microsofts (iirc) standard IDE controller.

In 99% of times the pc will boot fine.

[Scrumpy J]

Oh that should please him ;O) will let him no and he can try it out. Thnx chaps

From Device manager i assume ? Please expand a little