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Yes, if there is no operating system on the new drive, then your computer will not run.
If the new system has the same board, then you just add it in. If the new system has a different board but with the same chipset there is a BIG chance that your operating system will work fine with minor driver adjustments. If the new system has a different board with a different chipset then you will more than likely have to format the drive or re-install your operating system. If the drive you are adding in the new system does not have the boot partition on it then just add it in!
A brand new hard drive must be formatted for any operating system to recognize it. You should have some kind of utility program to format a new hard drive that came with your operating system.
yes you do.
Format the drive and install a new operating system in its place.
How do i prepare a new hard disk drive for installation of a windows 98 system
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You won't be able to boot unless you can repair the operating system. If you have an install disk you can try and attempt a repair. If this is critcal data, you may want to purchase a new drive, install your OS, and hook the bad drive up as a second drive. You can then copy your data to the new drive. You won't be able to boot unless you can repair the operating system. If you have an install disk you can try and attempt a repair. If this is critcal data, you may want to purchase a new drive, install your OS, and hook the bad drive up as a second drive. You can then copy your data to the new drive.
Load the disc since hard drive won't have one to get to the internet to download, you have to use disc drive
You have 2 choices: 1) Copy all the data from one of your current drives and swap the new one in. Be careful with the C:drive because is usually contains your operating system. Best to use the software that comes with the new drive to create an "image" of the old drive onto the new" An image is a exactly clone of the original drive and will preserve all the OS info. 2) Purchase an external drive case and install your new drive in that.
Either do you install an operating system or create a partition. I don't know what do you mean with configuration of a hard drive. Is it a new one?
Just mount it as you would any drive.