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Boot Dell HDD to IBM Thinkpad laptop

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As rgd1101 was trying to say, you cannot run the IBM laptop from the Dell's hard drive that already has an OS installed, unless the two laptops have the same specs.

When an OS is installed on a hard drive, drivers are installed for the hardware in the computer, which is why your Dell's hard drive will not boot in the IBM laptop.

Casey

cklaubur said:
As rgd1101 was trying to say, you cannot run the IBM laptop from the Dell's hard drive that already has an OS installed, unless the two laptops have the same specs.

When an OS is installed on a hard drive, drivers are installed for the hardware in the computer, which is why your Dell's hard drive will not boot in the IBM laptop.

Casey


So how can you install the drivers for the new HDD?

It's almost impossible to do without reinstalling the OS.

There is also the whole legal issue involving the OS on the Dell drive being used on another computer. Unless that copy is a retail version, you can't use it in another computer anyway.

Casey
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