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    Studio XPS 1645: STUPID Question!!!

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by morecowbell, Jan 4, 2010.

  1. morecowbell

    morecowbell Notebook Guru

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    Since I bashed a hole in the casing of my Studio XPS 1645, Dell is sending me a replacement. The hard drive in the current notebook is the 128 Gig Solid State Drive. The thought of totally configuring a new machine from scratch again, leaves me annoyed.

    Question...and, admittedly, probably a stupid one:

    If the replacement machine has the same exact specs, could I just move the hard drive from old machine to the new machine, and it'll be like nothing changed? No need to reinstall programs, drivers, settings, etc?

    Is this accurate or does this approach not work?

    Thanks in advance.
     
    morecowbell, Jan 4, 2010
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    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    yes, that should work with no issues :)

    (i love cow bell)
     
    The_Moo™, Jan 4, 2010
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    morecowbell Notebook Guru

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    Is it easy for a novice to swap the drive?
     
    morecowbell, Jan 4, 2010
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    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    plug and play kinda deal

    turn it off and unscrew where ever the hard drive is and then put it in the new one.

    I do not have the machine but i know it will work. I am sorry i could not be more helpful :eek:
     
    The_Moo™, Jan 4, 2010
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    morecowbell Notebook Guru

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    You have been EXTREMELY helpful. Thank you...
     
    morecowbell, Jan 4, 2010
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