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    Can hard drive be swapped from one computer to another exact same computer?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by nedsta, Jul 13, 2006.

  1. nedsta

    nedsta Notebook Enthusiast

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    This is a general question about laptops but specifically about the 600e. Can a hard drive with data on it from one 600e be put in another exact same 600e and work or does it need to be formatted?
     
    nedsta, Jul 13, 2006
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    yuio NBR Assistive Tec. Tec.

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    not i did it with an old compaq armada... a few years ago and it worked. try it it should work.
     
    yuio, Jul 13, 2006
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    glentium Notebook Evangelist

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    I believe it should work.
     
    glentium, Jul 13, 2006
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    Cerebral_mamba Notebook Consultant

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    It will not work on the newer ThinkPads which have the TPM chip built in and the HDD protected by a Passcode.
     
    Cerebral_mamba, Jul 14, 2006
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