Question about changing Motherboards

I am curenntly using an Intel P2 with MMX. but i would like to know if i can use the same hard drive in a Intel P3. this is because i am going to upgrade my motherboard and don't want to lose my information because i have so much.

I currently have 2 Hard Drives

Western Digital - Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition SP2
Maxtor - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professinal SP4

 

i think its possible but you may have to run a "repair" to change the hardware abstraction layer so you have the correct drivers for the new board.

 

pontiaclover,

Correct, Chuck_W. Windows will think it's on a new computer. Save all your data before removing a disk, because you may well have to reinstall all the operating systems and programs. The drivers required should be on the CD that comes with the mobo, and need installing as soon as windows starts.

Why a P3? A P4 can't cost much more, and you don't need the top of the line. Anything over 1GHZ will be satisfactory.

 

My friend is giving me a P3 for free.

I have changed a hard drive from P2 > P1 tempoarly cuz the BIOS messed up but then was able to put it back from the P1 > P2 and i didn't get any problems except it had to install all drivers in the beginning.

i just would like to know if this would work on here.

 

The hard drive will work just fine. We're thinking of the whole picture; windows on the hard drive will see what it thinks is a 'new'computer.