Changing hard drive ?

and desktops are 3.5" but they do have brackets that allow a 2.5 laptop drive in a desktop. Your OS probably won't work correctly every PC/laptop has different components and those components have different drivers.

Morale to Story: Yes if you get but you will have to re format and install windows with you machines drivers. Those should be available OEM website. One thing OEM are slow to update drivers so the component from the components manufacturer may improve performance but the OEM drivers will get it to run.

Yes, you can take a HDD from another laptop and install it in the one you prefer to use. However, you will have to format it and install the OS you have been using on your preferred machine.

first of all, you can replace the drive with one from another computer as long as it is compatible. without knowing the full model of both laptops, there is no way to tell you for sure. if both are pretty new, then there should be no problems.

If you replace it, you must reinstall the os that actually came with the computer that you are installing the drive in. different computers, different motherboards, different drivers. It is usually easier just to reinstall since most likely you will not be able to boot from the drive. If for some reason you are able to boot, you will have the reinstall the os to prevent your os from being declared non -genuine by Microsoft. installed oem os can never be transfer to another computer.

Microsoft says an OEM OS stays with the motherboard when first activated. So is the mobo the same or approved replacement? If not, then it's very likely not going to work.

Hi and thanks to all who have given me a clearer picture of what I need to do.

Cheers,

mili0