Comments on: Can you switch your HD to another computer and will it work fine? http://www.howtoarchives.com/2009/09/can-you-switch-your-hd-to-another-computer-and-will-it-work-fine Cyber and Technology Reference Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:01:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: jdinvis http://www.howtoarchives.com/2009/09/can-you-switch-your-hd-to-another-computer-and-will-it-work-fine/comment-page-1#comment-127 jdinvis Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:46:25 +0000 http://www.howtoarchives.com/2009/09/can-you-switch-your-hd-to-another-computer-and-will-it-work-fine#comment-127 It depends what you're trying to achieve. (I assume you're asking if Windows itself will load etc). That also depends on how different the two machines are. If they're identical, then the answer will probably be yes, it will work. If the machines are similar, it may or may not work as you will have drivers installed for #1 machine, not #2 machine. It might work, but it might not. If the machines are vastly different, you'd be lucky if it worked. The answer there is probably no, it won't. Saying that, if you wanted to just use the drive in another machine & format it & re-install Windows, then yes, you could do that. Hope that makes sense! **EDIT** As above re: your new comment on it's new motherboard etc. To copy your files over though, you could Slave the drive to the other machine & transfer the files off in that way, so, Yes! That would work if you want to go down that route! It depends what you’re trying to achieve. (I assume you’re asking if Windows itself will load etc).

That also depends on how different the two machines are. If they’re identical, then the answer will probably be yes, it will work.

If the machines are similar, it may or may not work as you will have drivers installed for #1 machine, not #2 machine. It might work, but it might not.

If the machines are vastly different, you’d be lucky if it worked. The answer there is probably no, it won’t.

Saying that, if you wanted to just use the drive in another machine & format it & re-install Windows, then yes, you could do that.

Hope that makes sense!

**EDIT**

As above re: your new comment on it’s new motherboard etc.

To copy your files over though, you could Slave the drive to the other machine & transfer the files off in that way, so, Yes! That would work if you want to go down that route!

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