Moving HD to new MB

I am moving a HD with W2k to a new MB.

The HD was serup with an AMI Bios on the old MB.

The new MB has an Award Bios.

Is there a way to make the transfer without having to do
a complete format and install due to a Bios conflict ?

With my fingers crossed,
Arnold Packer

Bios is not a problem. Before you use the HD in the new MB make sure you go
into bios setting and see if the auto HD detection can find your new HD.
F. Hui

"ARNOLD PACKER" <aapacker@verizon.net> wrote in message
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>
> I am moving a HD with W2k to a new MB.
>
> The HD was serup with an AMI Bios on the old MB.
>
> The new MB has an Award Bios.
>
> Is there a way to make the transfer without having to do
> a complete format and install due to a Bios conflict ?
>
> With my fingers crossed,
> Arnold Packer

The last time I did this it went smoothly because I moved video and PCI cards from the old motherboard to the new motherboard so I didn't have to install any new drivers. It found new hardware devices, which were the new IDE ports etc., and automatically installed drives for them.

Free Hui wrote:
>
> Bios is not a problem. Before you use the HD in the new MB make sure you go
> into bios setting and see if the auto HD detection can find your new HD.
> F. Hui
>
> "ARNOLD PACKER" <aapacker@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:lfoqf1hc04l19f3m8t9mpj8kvni7jsi9ve@4ax.com...
> >
> > I am moving a HD with W2k to a new MB.
> >
> > The HD was serup with an AMI Bios on the old MB.
> >
> > The new MB has an Award Bios.
> >
> > Is there a way to make the transfer without having to do
> > a complete format and install due to a Bios conflict ?
> >
> > With my fingers crossed,
> > Arnold Packer

--
Mike Walsh
West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.A.

You have to do a repair installation
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;824125
Its likely to not work or give problems if you dont

"ARNOLD PACKER" <aapacker@verizon.net> wrote in message
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>
> I am moving a HD with W2k to a new MB.
>
> The HD was serup with an AMI Bios on the old MB.
>
> The new MB has an Award Bios.
>
> Is there a way to make the transfer without having to do
> a complete format and install due to a Bios conflict ?
>
> With my fingers crossed,
> Arnold Packer

If you change the motherboard that has been used with a given harddrive
containing an OS, then you MUST reformat the harddrive and do a fresh
install of the OS. Otherwise you face ongoing Registry errors and ongoing
data corruption.

--
DaveW



"ARNOLD PACKER" <aapacker@verizon.net> wrote in message
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>
> I am moving a HD with W2k to a new MB.
>
> The HD was serup with an AMI Bios on the old MB.
>
> The new MB has an Award Bios.
>
> Is there a way to make the transfer without having to do
> a complete format and install due to a Bios conflict ?
>
> With my fingers crossed,
> Arnold Packer

incorrect

"DaveW" <none@zero.org> wrote in message
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> If you change the motherboard that has been used with a given harddrive
> containing an OS, then you MUST reformat the harddrive and do a fresh
> install of the OS. Otherwise you face ongoing Registry errors and ongoing
> data corruption.
>
> --
> DaveW
>
>
>
> "ARNOLD PACKER" <aapacker@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:lfoqf1hc04l19f3m8t9mpj8kvni7jsi9ve@4ax.com...
> >
> > I am moving a HD with W2k to a new MB.
> >
> > The HD was serup with an AMI Bios on the old MB.
> >
> > The new MB has an Award Bios.
> >
> > Is there a way to make the transfer without having to do
> > a complete format and install due to a Bios conflict ?
> >
> > With my fingers crossed,
> > Arnold Packer
>
>