New Pc Build using old drives?

[mwebsurfer]

If I build a new pc, can i use three hard drives from my old system
which do not contain the operating system? I want to use a new drive
to install XP Pro on. Will XP recognize the other drives?

 

[peter]

If the drives are compatible with your new mobo XP pro will see them
peter

 

[mwebsurfer]

If the drives are compatible with your new mobo XP pro will see them
peter




Thanks, Peter. both pc's will be using sata drives. The old pc also
runs XP Pro.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

If I build a new pc, can i use three hard drives from my old system
which do not contain the operating system?

If the new computer's motherboard (or an add-on expansion card) has the
appropriate connections and controller(s), certainly.

I want to use a new drive
to install XP Pro on. Will XP recognize the other drives?

If the computer's BIOS can be made to recognize the drives, WinXP can
also do so.


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[Ken Blake, MVP]

If I build a new pc, can i use three hard drives from my old system
which do not contain the operating system? I want to use a new drive
to install XP Pro on. Will XP recognize the other drives?

Yes.