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swapping hard drives with preinstalled Windows 7 from Lenovo
Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 12:47 pm
by ipodtrip
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?
Re: swapping hard drives with preinstalled Windows 7 from Lenovo
Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 7:37 pm
by ausmike
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 !
Re: swapping hard drives with preinstalled Windows 7 from Lenovo
Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 12:33 pm
by ipodtrip
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.
Re: swapping hard drives with preinstalled Windows 7 from Lenovo
Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 12:42 pm
by craigmontHunter
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.