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    Can I sawp Hard Drive without reloading Windows???

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by babber, Sep 18, 2007.

  1. babber

    babber Notebook Geek

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    Can I pull the hard drive (loaded Windows XP Pro SP2 and all my software/data) from a Latitude D630 with Intel X3100 graphics and install it into a Latitude D630 with nVidia graphics (with all other hardware the same) without having to reload Windows and all the software/data? If I can, is there any special procedures to follow or can I just install the HD, boot Windows, then install graphics driver?

    Thanks for the help.
     
    babber, Sep 18, 2007
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  2. adinu

    adinu I pwn teh n00bs.

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    Most likely not, even tho the systems are similar.

    The XP install is going to be specific to that machine, and if you put it in another it's not gonna really work.
     
    adinu, Sep 18, 2007
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  3. kodo

    kodo Notebook Consultant

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    you can try uninstalling the graphic drivers then putting it in the new comp
    you might have to uninstall the chipset drivers first too it might cause some problems when you put it in you new comp.
    but back up your data first incase anything go wrong
     
    kodo, Sep 18, 2007
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