Replacing hard drive internal on HP P7-1258

Hello

First post here.

So the other day, I get a message that my hard shore has crital errors and failure is immenet. I'm going to the store and buy a new HDD internal.

I pop open computer and install the new hard drive. I then install Windows 7 Ultimate (separately legally purchased copy) on the new internal drive. All right. Start-up of the new drive off the computer and I am able to copy all personal data on the new internal drive until one fails.

I feel comfortable enough to make the above.

Here's where things get odd (for me at least):

I tell myself that I would like to delete the original internal drive because it is no longer used. I unplug the power and sata connectors and start the computer. The computer will not start. I plug the original drive in and booting the computer. I am convinced that the computer starts to the new drive.

I really don't mind that the original drive is still there. But my biggest fear is that if the drive actually dies, and then I can not start the computer.

Could someone help me understand the wh ythis happened and how I can possibly change things so that I can remove the original drive?

Thank you!

Mark

Well, I found my problem, but it was a lot more serious and a lot of time than expected.

When I formatted and installed Windows 7 on my new hard drive, even if I made a 'clean' of Windows 7 installation, it the only not reported the new partition as a SYSTEM and an ACTIVE partition (even if, after all that I read about). So, without these flags, the machine can not officially start from this new album.

I had to wipe the new drive and inform manually to be a SYSTEM so a partition ACTIVE and install a new copy of Windows 7 again.

Once I did it, I managed to remove the original disk and the computer boots from the new drive with no problem.

Which was pretty much a full day's search, confirm and then reinstall the operating system and all my software.

Here is the link to the forum post that led me in the right direction:

http://www.SevenForums.com/installation-setup/260850-Setup-unable-create-new-system-partition.html

I hope it can help someone else!

Mark

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