Re: Hard Drive Swap

From: Carey Frisch [MVP] (cnfrisch_at_nospamgmail.com)
Date: 10/14/04


Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2004 10:19:41 -0500

Q. "If I install a similar removable rack in my home computer, configured
     as the primary master, would I be able to boot to the group’s hard drive?"

A. Probably not unless your motherboard and other hardware is virtually identical
     to the hardware of the group's computer.

Changing a Motherboard or Moving a Hard Drive with XP Installed
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/moving_xp.html

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"Jocko" wrote:
| I am a member of a local user group. The group’s computer has a removable
| rack mount hard drive as its primary master, with XP ( Pro, formatted as
| NTFS) as the os. I would like to be able to take the group’s hard drive home
| to install software for demonstrations, etc. If I install a similar removable
| rack in my home computer, configured as the primary master, would I be able
| to boot to the group’s hard drive?
| Thanks 


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