new hd in old comp?

hey geeks

wanting ur input.

i got a dell dimension 5150. (xp) and lookin to upgrade a couple things. max out the ran.

i have a laptop that died and great hd with win7 64 bit can i put that in the 5150 without hardware issues. well too many that can be fixed.

thoughts? comments? questions?

 

Usually when you "roll over" an HDD, you will need to do an OS repair. That means re-installing the OS, but leaving the data intact.

Frequently worked very well with XP, but not too sure when it comes to Win7. The OS is a little young at this point to have performed that kind of operation. Most likely, you will have hardware issues rolling over the drive.

The CPU, as far as single cores go, isn't so hot, but you can normally get 4GB of RAM on board, and it will recognize it. If you have the P4 650 CPU, it will run W7 without any issue at 3.4 GHz.

 

there is a Gb ram on there now and adding 4gb since its DIMM. but its a duo core i think. ill get ur more info if ud like. i did run a win 7 upgrade advisor and i think a most passed but few programs but over all how would i reinstall OS.

ADDED:
2.8Ghz Intel Pentium D CPU

 

It's not about re-installing, it's about running a repair.

If you want to do a full re-install (which means formatting, and losing your data), you will need your DVD copy of Win7, or work from the Recovery menu at startup, usually F10, or F11 with a Dell, but it could be another F key. If you have no discs, you will have to use the Recovery partition, or order them from Dell. They will send them for free, just pay shipping. Usually with a Dell, you have the opportunity to not do a full re-install, and just repair Windows so it recognizes your hardware.

I've frequently seen a change in video card moving from one PC to another wreak alot of havoc with booting, and you get the BSOD. Hardware changes are the easiest way to see a blue screen.

The Pentium D was an early attempt at dual core CPUs. It's often stated that it's not a "true" dual core, but there are worse CPUs out there. As long as it's not a Celeron, you should have a decent L2 cache on board.

 

i will try that thanks much ill get back to you

 

Just be careful NOT to wipe all your data!!!!