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    I'm getting a replacement 1530 but can i keep the hdd from the first one?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by condieboy, Jan 24, 2008.

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    Yea I'm getting an M1530 for my old 1520 and I'd like to know aswell.
     
    Osserpse, Jan 24, 2008
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    I don't see why not. Just swap the hard drive.
     
    merlin_72032, Jan 24, 2008
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    As long as the drives are similar, Dell probably won't even notice.

    Was the M1530 ordered with the same type hard drive as the 1520? If you swap an 80GB 5400rpm unit from the M1530 for the 200GB 7200rpm unit you had in the 1520, then no.
     
    capntang, Jan 24, 2008
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    You're allowed to swap them out. Tech support lets me do it each time they send me a new m1330. It's too bad they keep sending me the super loud ones with the new systems. :(. Anyway yeah, you can swap.
     
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    What happens then with the OS? The OS on the hard drive and the COA on the bottom of the machine won't match. Issues down the road?
     
    Van_Isle, Jan 25, 2008
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