Re: Simple way to explain hard disk issue

In news:%23wsOjWsZFHA.3596@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Linda Peterson <petersonl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> typed:
> Since the question was not whether or not it will work, but a simple
> way to explain why it may or may not work I offer the following:
>
> A computer has a lot of different varieties of components to make the
> whole system work together (such as keyboards, mice, sound cards, cd
> roms, dvd drives, monitors, graphic accelerator cards etc.), not JUST
> the operating system and the hard drive.
>
> If any of these devices vary in make or model between the computers,
> than it is possible you may have a problem when the drive is moved
> between computer, unless that exact device is already installed or is
> a true "plug n play" device.
>

Thanks for the explanations, and thank you Linda as your description was
what I wanted to express to my friend. As most, if not all of his components
(hardware) will be the same, the swap will more than likely work on the Dell
computers. However I can see where there could be problems with transfer to
an entirely different computer with a different MB and devices.

....Allen

> "Allen L." <invalid@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:EEine.32112$6g3.5174@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Have a friend that has two Dell computers (only one hard drive in
>> each), each running WinXP. I'm having problems explaining to him
>> that he can't just remove an active bootable hard drive from one of
>> the computers and install the hard drive in the other computer to
>> replace that computer's present hard drive and it will boot up and
>> 'work' with no problems. Both Dell's are the *same* models (4700's -
>> with 'same' brand motherboards). I've tried to
> tell
>> him the motherboards are really *not* completely the same
>> (BIOS,etc.), and therefore the hard drives are *not* interchangable
>> from one to the other.
>>
>> Can anyone give me a very simple explanation I can tell him, that he
>> would 'kind of' understand? I can't seem to make it simple enough
>> for him.
>>
>> Thank you very much.
>>
>> ...Allen



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