My mums laptop/notebook broke down, we need that data back it has her work on it.
We have a 2nd Laptop, would we be able to simpy swap the Hard-Drives, and have everything working fine again, including the Operating System?
How would we do this, what would we need to watch out for? Thanks
2007-10-19 23:49:32 · 4 answers · asked by .... 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
Ok, you can swap this on any laptop except...............(lets hope this is not your new laptop)...sony laptops. VERY,Very hard to change hard drive and memory others are easy just go to a local computer shop.hope that helped.wise move
2007-10-19 23:52:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unless both laptop is the same model, a very high chnace it wont work as Windows' HAL records are different between the two.
You be better off getting an USB2 external casing for this hard drive then plug it in via USB and use the data directly.
2007-10-20 06:53:20 · answer #2 · answered by Cupcake 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
unfortunately not every hard disk is compatible inside with every laptop. Especially if it is an old laptop. It is only physical connections matter. If the connecting pins are the same it will work with no problem juts to copy the data cos windows might have some unstable work at the begin
2007-10-20 07:01:12 · answer #3 · answered by Lost In Space 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
u can do one thing remove hard drive from ur mom;s laptop if hard drive not broken u can purchase a connector(usb),and u can connect ur hard drive to that casing it's called casing(usb casing)u can connect to that hard drive in usb port if another laptop having xp it can detect automatically as d: G: but ur hard drive not be broken.and ur mom say always carefully
2007-10-20 07:02:23 · answer #4 · answered by ranjeet s 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋