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    Can I Swap my Dell XPS 13 L322X 256GB SSD over to a XPS 15 9550 15.6" laptop?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by jack53, Aug 28, 2021.

  1. jack53

    jack53 Dell XPS 9360 i7 Lover!

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    Can I Swap my Dell XPS 13 L322X 256GB SSD with Win10 Pro over to a XPS 15 9550 15.6" i7-6700HQ 2.60GHz 16GB RAM GTX 960M with No SSD laptop and fire her up, or does it have to be completely reinstalled, OS and formatted? I was hoping I could just put it in and fire it up. Then I could install the proper drivers etc. for the laptop or reinstall from there.

    I just want to boot it up with the 256GB SSD and use my 4TB WD Passport External Drive via USB to actually use and save stuff to.
     
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  2. toastofman

    toastofman Notebook Guru

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    It is possible that it will work. The issue is, it will always have a slightly wonky install because of old installed devices from the L322x that aren't on the 9550. It doesn't affect the system in a huge way, just digital clutter. I did just do this with a desktop and Windows 10, and it worked for me to get into an OS and make sure stuff was running alright. I DID end up reinstalling, but it did work, so it might for a laptop as well.
     
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