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| Thread ID: 76238 | 2007-01-25 21:03:00 | Backup, one question. | Nomad (952) | Press F1 |
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| 519234 | 2007-01-25 21:03:00 | Hi, Just a preparatory question. I have plans in place. However, let's say, the motherboard needs a swap .. then the HDD becomes unusable without going to deep lengths to get it to work. Is is possible to connect this HDD externally or via as a 2nd HDD and extract the info? If its in NTFS is a different computer able to use "Admin rights" to pull the files out? Thanks :D |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 519235 | 2007-01-25 21:36:00 | Why not delete all drivers in device manager, install the new MB and allow the OS to rebuild the driver database from scratch, or maybe even just delete the MB drivers, that could suffice if nothing else has changed. It works for installing image files on a new HDD/computer combination and allows you to retain all of your configuration settings and programs. Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 519236 | 2007-01-25 21:39:00 | Ok, thanks Billy. Didn't thought that works. I thought I would get a blue screen upon bootup. Edit. What happens if there is only 1 HDD in that computer. Would the old HDD boot up the computer with a fresh mobo? |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 519237 | 2007-01-25 22:44:00 | Hi, Just a preparatory question. I have plans in place. However, let's say, the motherboard needs a swap .. then the HDD becomes unusable without going to deep lengths to get it to work. Is is possible to connect this HDD externally or via as a 2nd HDD and extract the info? If its in NTFS is a different computer able to use "Admin rights" to pull the files out? Thanks :D Yes, you can connect a failing HDD to another PC to extract data |
SolMiester (139) | ||
| 519238 | 2007-01-25 23:01:00 | Didn't thought that works. I thought I would get a blue screen upon bootup. Every time I've tried it blue screens. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 519239 | 2007-01-26 01:02:00 | If you got a good HD NTFS, put it in a different comptuer logged in as Admin. Are you able to see the files or are they protected from view? | Nomad (952) | ||
| 519240 | 2007-01-26 01:24:00 | Ok, thanks Billy. Didn't thought that works. I thought I would get a blue screen upon bootup. Edit. What happens if there is only 1 HDD in that computer. Would the old HDD boot up the computer with a fresh mobo? Yes, it is not really any different from first boot on a new computer after installing the OS, at which point I assume you install the MB drivers. I've never done that, so I wouldn't be 100% sure on when you install the MB drivers, but I assume you can't do it before the OS is loaded unless you use a boot CD, in which case it will still work. Cheers Billy 8-{) |
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