OT/OT? Computer question

Terry Coombs · 2018-07-22T17:38:24+00:00

Will a computer recognize an operating system that is pre-installed on a new hard drive ? Here's the thing - I have 2 comps that have identical motherboards , nearly-identical processors and similar RAM installations . One comp is a "spare" right now , the other runs all my stored media and is hooked to my TV . And both have copies of W7Pro/64 that have popped as not genuine . I have copies of several flavors of Linux OS's but will likely go with Ubuntu 18-04 because it's most similar to Windows - the wife ain't happy about changing . I have new drives coming , want to install to a bare drive on the spare then install in the TV box . Not a problem if that won't work , I'll just have to install while she's at work .

Jul 22, 2018 20 Replies

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Terry Coombs 8 years ago

That version of Ubuntu won't boot in any of my comps . I've got a pair of new Seagate 500Gb SATA drives on the way , I'll try again when they get here . I did go into the BIOS and set the CD/DVD drive as first boot device ...

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