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My computer crashed with running windows 7 premium - i have the hard drive removed and would like to use that hard drive still in my dell xps 730 machine I just got running. Is it safe to just add it to an open slot or are there preset that are needed to be able to access the information on the windows 7 hard drive? Or will the Dell (with windows vista premium) let me access the info like normal once I add it to the empty slot in that machine?
maybe crash is not the correct term. the power source isn't showing power in the power button(which normally when powers on lights up with a blue light) everything in the system seems like it turns on but no power light comes on with computer (this also acts as a ram light as well) I have solved this issue once before by changing power supplies... If I can still use the hard drive without changing power supplies again that would be preferable. does that help with whether or not the drive might still be usable and what again are the instructions for adding to the additional bay and the configuration in the bios for it to be used on the windows vista machine?
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You can install the extra drive with Windows 7 in the extra bay. When you start up your computer it will boot to the Windows Vista. You can now access any info from the Windows 7 Drive and move to the Windows Vista Drive. Once you have transferred everything you need you can reformat the Windows 7 drive ad use either as an additional storage device and use to store additional files etc or you can remove it.
Joe
The Old Computer Guy
You can install the extra drive with Windows 7 in the extra bay. When you start up your computer it will boot to the Windows Vista. You can now access any info from the Windows 7 Drive and move to the Windows Vista Drive. Once you have transferred everything you need you can reformat the Windows 7 drive ad use either as an additional storage device and use to store additional files etc or you can remove it.
Joe
The Old Computer Guy
1 of my computers has Windows 7. One has Windows Vista? (please read extra info)?
I have backed up my Windows 7 system on an external hard drive. If i plugged the external drive into my Vista machine, can it run off the Windows 7 backup on my external hard drive? Thanks.
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First, it depends on what you mean by "backup". Did you simply copy some files, pics, music, etc? Or did you do a complete exact6 copy of the Windos 7 computer's hqrd rive?
Lso, your Vista computer must have a BIOS that allows you to boot from an external drive.
Plus, your Vista computer most likely has a different CPU, graphics card, sound card, etc,,,,,
Plus Windows is "attahced" to a spcic cmputer, menaing it "knows" if it is on another computer, so you'd have to "transfer 7 to your Vista computer, which would leave your 7 computer without a working OS
First, it depends on what you mean by "backup". Did you simply copy some files, pics, music, etc? Or did you do a complete exact6 copy of the Windos 7 computer's hqrd rive?
Lso, your Vista computer must have a BIOS that allows you to boot from an external drive.
Plus, your Vista computer most likely has a different CPU, graphics card, sound card, etc,,,,,
Plus Windows is "attahced" to a spcic cmputer, menaing it "knows" if it is on another computer, so you'd have to "transfer 7 to your Vista computer, which would leave your 7 computer without a working OS
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