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    Swapping Hard Drives in a replacement M1330?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Nine29, Apr 15, 2008.

  1. Nine29

    Nine29 Notebook Enthusiast

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    My new M1330 is getting returned to Dell (bad motherboard) and it's being replaced with a new, identical system since I'm still within the 21 day return period. Customer Service said I can swap the hard drives when I get the new replacement so my question is...Do I need to boot up the new replacement system first before I swap the drives? Or, should I swap the drive and then do the initial boot? I'm not sure if it makes any difference. I'm hoping that by swapping the drives I'll have my settings, programs, etc. all set without any additional configurations necessary to the new system.

    Thanks for any advice!
     
    Nine29, Apr 15, 2008
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  2. kuncheesh

    kuncheesh Notebook Evangelist

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    u can go with either options.... it doesnt make a difference....... all ur data, preferences, settings etc are in ur hdd. since both systems have same config. u can swap the hdd without any issue
     
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    Nine29 Notebook Enthusiast

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    That's great! Sure will make things a lot easier if all I have to do is swap them out.

    Thanks...
     
    Nine29, Apr 15, 2008
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