swapping hard drives with preinstalled Windows 7 from Lenovo

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swapping hard drives with preinstalled Windows 7 from Lenovo

#1 Post by ipodtrip » Thu Mar 24, 2011 12:47 pm

I have two Lenovo Thinkpad T410S exactly the same model and hardware. The only difference is that one is using Windows 7 64bit Pro and the other is using Windows 7 32 bit Pro. These are the Windows 7 given from Lenovo.
Is it possible to just swap out one laptop hard drive that has the Windows 7 64bit to the other T410S that has the Windows 7 32bit.
If it is are there any functions or setting I have to do in the bios?

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Re: swapping hard drives with preinstalled Windows 7 from Lenovo

#2 Post by ausmike » Thu Mar 24, 2011 7:37 pm

I do that all the time ( swap HDs of two diff setups of windows + linux)
and all I do = just do a "f1" ie ...MUST GO to > BIOS setup option at boot
( that lets the bios recorganise the NEW HD- as mine = 2 differ mfgs)
and windows boots up AS IF nothing hapened.......

(FYI I have one HD = Winx64+ SuseWS+ OSX , 2nd = Winx32+UBL...AND both boot drives = have STORAGE DATA in UNTRA BAY.......in my w and T series laptops)easy peezeee !
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Re: swapping hard drives with preinstalled Windows 7 from Lenovo

#3 Post by ipodtrip » Fri Mar 25, 2011 12:33 pm

so there shouldn't be any issue with Microsoft activiation for Windows 7 after the switch arround of the Hard drives. The type number for the laptops are the same its just the serial numbers are different.

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Re: swapping hard drives with preinstalled Windows 7 from Lenovo

#4 Post by craigmontHunter » Fri Mar 25, 2011 12:42 pm

No, the activiation will not be an issue, since the installs are preactivted and look for a bios key that is standard among thinkpads. There will be no problems with that. As far as windows is concerned, nothing has changed.
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