question about internal hdd

anonymous7 · July 26th, 2009, 08:31 AM

say i pull out a hdd from a working machine that uses everyday and install it on another machine....

......will that make the hdd becomes reset? like lose data or something like that? or no impact at all? we install it back to the previous machine and everyhing is as is as before?

osprey4 · July 26th, 2009, 09:30 AM

No, you won't lose any data. Make sure the computer is turned OFF before you pull it out, and use a grounding strap.

Steve R Jones · July 26th, 2009, 10:56 AM

Are you familiar with the term DRIVERS?

anonymous7 · July 27th, 2009, 09:25 PM

yeah i know drivers.

but umm.... i want to know if i install the hdd to another machine and install back to the previous machine like plug and go everything as is? boot up fine like as is and everything as is? or once i install to another machine.... the hdd becomes changes?

**RicheemxX** · July 27th, 2009, 10:00 PM

Is there some point to what you are trying to do? If the two systems are similar then you might be able to swap the drive w/o any issues. However if they aren't then you are likely to run into a ton of problems. As Steve said you'd need the correct drivers installed for the new system, but even at that with all the old driver installed you might run into boot issues and could end up corrupting the installation.

anonymous7 · July 29th, 2009, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by RicheemxX

Is there some point to what you are trying to do? If the two systems are similar then you might be able to swap the drive w/o any issues. However if they aren't then you are likely to run into a ton of problems. As Steve said you'd need the correct drivers installed for the new system, but even at that with all the old driver installed you might run into boot issues and could end up corrupting the installation.

yea something like that im trying to ask. say like pc1 have xp on it 1 picture file on desktop..... when i pull out the hdd from pc1 and install it on pc2...... then pull out and install to pc1 back..... now when i boot up pc1..... will everything be as is? will i still see the picture file on the desktop or driver changes? or i have to config something before it run everything as is?

**RicheemxX** · July 29th, 2009, 07:24 PM

This is why I don't bother replying to your posts, you either don't bother trying to understand what we are telling you are simply don't read it!! It would be nice if instead of posting tedious questions you'd take some time and try to learn this stuff

Let me say it again - what is the point behind what you are trying to do? Why do you need to swap the drive back and forth?

Operating systems aren't meant to be swapped in and out of different machines. They are meant to be tied to one machine with one set of components. Like I said in my above post

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If the two systems are similar then you might be able to swap the drive w/o any issues. However if they aren't then you are likely to run into a ton of problems. As Steve said you'd need the correct drivers installed for the new system, but even at that with all the old drivers installed you might run into boot issues and could end up corrupting the installation.

ShyguyXPC · July 30th, 2009, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by anonymous7

yea something like that im trying to ask. say like pc1 have xp on it 1 picture file on desktop..... when i pull out the hdd from pc1 and install it on pc2...... then pull out and install to pc1 back..... now when i boot up pc1..... will everything be as is? will i still see the picture file on the desktop or driver changes? or i have to config something before it run everything as is?

to help rich out on this one, along what he said, if the systems your doing this with are identical (same exact hardware components and configuration), then it should be possible.

BUT, if the 2nd PC is different from the first one, you'll have to do a repair install and install NEW drivers for the different components, a Repair install should be just that, a repair to replace the needed drivers to function.

if you changed the drivers with this kind of setup. putting the drive back into the original PC, then you'll need to do another Repair install again, to replace the drivers yet again.

Repair Installs DO NOT wipe the hard drive and lose data, they simply as the name implies, REPAIR what is wrong with the OS to get it running properly on that system.

only a Full install will wipe the data clean.

however, there's a simpler way to do this, just simply take the drive out of PC #1, install it in PC #2, as a slave drive or a Data drive.

when booting up, you will most likely have a list of OS's to boot, its hard to say which one is PC #2's, but if you select one, and its PC #1's, then reboot and choose the other option, should be PC #2...

once thats booted up, you should be able to access the data from PC #1's HDD and copy the needed data over to PC #2.

save things, back it up, what ever... shut the PC down, take PC #1's drive out, put back in to PC#1 and should be same as before.

anonymous7 · July 30th, 2009, 12:49 AM

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Originally Posted by ShyguyXPC

to help rich out on this one, along what he said, if the systems your doing this with are identical (same exact hardware components and configuration), then it should be possible.

BUT, if the 2nd PC is different from the first one, you'll have to do a repair install and install NEW drivers for the different components, a Repair install should be just that, a repair to replace the needed drivers to function.

if you changed the drivers with this kind of setup. putting the drive back into the original PC, then you'll need to do another Repair install again, to replace the drivers yet again.

Repair Installs DO NOT wipe the hard drive and lose data, they simply as the name implies, REPAIR what is wrong with the OS to get it running properly on that system.

only a Full install will wipe the data clean.

however, there's a simpler way to do this, just simply take the drive out of PC #1, install it in PC #2, as a slave drive or a Data drive.

when booting up, you will most likely have a list of OS's to boot, its hard to say which one is PC #2's, but if you select one, and its PC #1's, then reboot and choose the other option, should be PC #2...

once thats booted up, you should be able to access the data from PC #1's HDD and copy the needed data over to PC #2.

save things, back it up, what ever... shut the PC down, take PC #1's drive out, put back in to PC#1 and should be same as before.

aww man is that mean i got in trouble without knowing?

well my situation is like.... pc2 is unkownly out of order and pc1 is working but just dead hdd. so i pull out the hdd from pc2 and stick it in pc1 to see if something wrong with the hdd. if something wrong with the hdd... it should vibrate and shale like my already dead hdd. turns out the pc2's hdd is fine.

now i put the hdd to the right original of pc2. still cant boot as pc2 already has unknown problem so i wouldnt know if it cause problems due to putting hdd to another machine. it is confusing.

so yeah thats thr story and why i ask the question due to concerns. and now mann... two problem in one pc now.

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Originally Posted by RicheemxX

This is why I don't bother replying to your posts, you either don't bother trying to understand what we are telling you are simply don't read it!! It would be nice if instead of posting tedious questions you'd take some time and try to learn this stuff

Let me say it again - what is the point behind what you are trying to do? Why do you need to swap the drive back and forth?

Operating systems aren't meant to be swapped in and out of different machines. They are meant to be tied to one machine with one set of components. Like I said in my above post