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mattborn · 11-08-2003, 01:41 PM

At work I upgraded from an old Dell to a new Dell. What I wanted to do is just move the hard drive over to the new system. THe problem I encounter is that Windows XP Pro, tries to boot but immediately stops and the computer reboots; same thing happens over and over again. What do I need to do to resolve this?

Thanks

smiling_bob · 11-08-2003, 03:22 PM

Make sure you change the jumpers on the hard drive to master/slave. I assume you want the HD in the new Dell to be Master, make sure you set that. Then set Slave on the old hard drive.

shalafi · 11-08-2003, 03:23 PM

I would try reinstalling xp. Its probably loading some drivers that are conflicting with your new hardware and not letting it get far enough to detect the new stuff.

or what smiling_bob said. depends on if your using the old drive as the primary or an additional drive.

Dilbert1234567 · 11-08-2003, 04:49 PM

you cant just drop a hard drive into a new computer with winxp, it will reject all of the hardware changes and will spit back at you. you need to re-enstall the OS

arch13 · 11-08-2003, 05:34 PM

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Originally posted by Dilbert1234567
you cant just drop a hard drive into a new computer with winxp, it will reject all of the hardware changes and will spit back at you. you need to re-enstall the OS

That's why i never moved from 2k to XP. It's security just doesn't fit the needs of a tinkerer

iliketoast · 11-08-2003, 07:05 PM

I lucked out recently, upgraded to a nice new motherboard. After slapping all my hardrives etc on it, Win XP booted just fine. Only took about 5 minutes for the "Found new hardware windows to stop coming up"
I never expected it to work so smoothly, but my computer is running nice and stable now... well as stable as Windows has ever been.

heyal256 · 11-08-2003, 07:48 PM

Since It's windows XP, wouldn't it notice all of the hardware changes and kinda kill itself because it needs to be reactivated?

In general, unless the PC that the hard drive is being moved to/from are mostly identical (mobo, cpu, sound, video, etc) you are better off reinstalling ANY MS OS just because you will just be making your experiance much worse without the reinstall.

Lasereth · 11-09-2003, 02:16 PM

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Originally posted by Dilbert1234567
you cant just drop a hard drive into a new computer with winxp, it will reject all of the hardware changes and will spit back at you. you need to re-enstall the OS

Yep. I've been able to get that to work ONCE in 6 years, and only with a SCSI hard drive. It's not supposed to work in ANY OS at all, but it does sometimes. Even when it does work, it's better to reinstall. You're gonna have to back up your data and reinstall Windows XP. Good luck!

-Lasereth

R_one · 11-09-2003, 06:32 PM

You have numerous device drivers that are trying to load. As it's been said, you can't just remove a boot hardrive and install it in another system to be a boot drive with out a re-install. Or the know-how to create a batch.

sixate · 11-09-2003, 06:58 PM

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Originally posted by Lasereth
Yep. I've been able to get that to work ONCE in 6 years, and only with a SCSI hard drive. It's not supposed to work in ANY OS at all, but it does sometimes. Even when it does work, it's better to reinstall. You're gonna have to back up your data and reinstall Windows XP. Good luck!

-Lasereth

It happened for me. Plus, I went from Intel to AMD.
Yanked my HD's out of the old PC. Put them in the new one, and it booted up fine. It's been stable as hell. Only had a problem with the drivers for my vid card, but after I got that straightened out it's been extremely stable. Guess I got lucky.

hrdwareguy · 11-10-2003, 04:02 AM

Instead of a reinstall, you can put the drive back in the old system, run a sysprep on it then move it to the new system.

Sysprep is a system preperation tool from microsoft and is located on the WinXP CD. Sysprep will rip out all the hardware drivers and the key code. Once you put it in the new machine it will go through a mini setup wizard and detect all the new hardware.

Walaa, you're done. I use sysprep a lot for imaging purposes but same type of scenario is going on here.

supafly · 11-10-2003, 05:12 AM

Did you select the drive in the BIOS?

11-08-2003, 01:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
mattborn Upright	New Computer, Old Hard Drive At work I upgraded from an old Dell to a new Dell. What I wanted to do is just move the hard drive over to the new system. THe problem I encounter is that Windows XP Pro, tries to boot but immediately stops and the computer reboots; same thing happens over and over again. What do I need to do to resolve this? Thanks

11-08-2003, 03:23 PM	#3 (permalink)
shalafi ARRRRRRRRRR Location: Stuart, Florida	I would try reinstalling xp. Its probably loading some drivers that are conflicting with your new hardware and not letting it get far enough to detect the new stuff. or what smiling_bob said. depends on if your using the old drive as the primary or an additional drive. Last edited by shalafi; 11-08-2003 at 03:27 PM..

11-08-2003, 04:49 PM	#4 (permalink)
Dilbert1234567 Devils Cabana Boy Location: Central Coast CA	you cant just drop a hard drive into a new computer with winxp, it will reject all of the hardware changes and will spit back at you. you need to re-enstall the OS __________________ Donate Blood! "Love is not finding the perfect person, but learning to see an imperfect person perfectly." -Sam Keen

11-10-2003, 04:02 AM	#11 (permalink)
hrdwareguy "Officer, I was in fear for my life" Location: Oklahoma City	Instead of a reinstall, you can put the drive back in the old system, run a sysprep on it then move it to the new system. Sysprep is a system preperation tool from microsoft and is located on the WinXP CD. Sysprep will rip out all the hardware drivers and the key code. Once you put it in the new machine it will go through a mini setup wizard and detect all the new hardware. Walaa, you're done. I use sysprep a lot for imaging purposes but same type of scenario is going on here. __________________ Gun Control is hitting what you aim at Aim for the TFP, Donate Today

11-10-2003, 05:12 AM	#12 (permalink)
supafly Psycho Location: Rotterdam	Did you select the drive in the BIOS? __________________ Thumbs up

11-08-2003, 03:22 PM	#2 (permalink)
smiling_bob Upright Location: Phoenix, AZ	Make sure you change the jumpers on the hard drive to master/slave. I assume you want the HD in the new Dell to be Master, make sure you set that. Then set Slave on the old hard drive.

11-08-2003, 07:05 PM	#6 (permalink)
iliketoast Upright	I lucked out recently, upgraded to a nice new motherboard. After slapping all my hardrives etc on it, Win XP booted just fine. Only took about 5 minutes for the "Found new hardware windows to stop coming up" I never expected it to work so smoothly, but my computer is running nice and stable now... well as stable as Windows has ever been.

11-08-2003, 07:48 PM	#7 (permalink)
heyal256 Not so great lurker Location: NY	Since It's windows XP, wouldn't it notice all of the hardware changes and kinda kill itself because it needs to be reactivated? In general, unless the PC that the hard drive is being moved to/from are mostly identical (mobo, cpu, sound, video, etc) you are better off reinstalling ANY MS OS just because you will just be making your experiance much worse without the reinstall.

11-09-2003, 06:32 PM	#9 (permalink)
R_one Crazy	You have numerous device drivers that are trying to load. As it's been said, you can't just remove a boot hardrive and install it in another system to be a boot drive with out a re-install. Or the know-how to create a batch.