hanasima Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 Hi,I have two laptops. One ( A ) is Intel+NVDA, and the other one ( B ) is AMD+ATI. :)I took out the internal HDD from A laptop and put it in B laptop. I am going to install proper driver for laptop B.Question:When I put it back to laptop A, do I need to install all drivers for laptop A again? Or, there is nothing I need to do since the drivers are already installed.Thanks,p.s. I am using Windows XP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catgate Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 It is normally the BIOS that recognises and controls the HDD, otherwise one could not load the OS on a new machine. http://computer.howstuffworks.com/bios1.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanasima Posted April 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 It is normally the BIOS that recognises and controls the HDD, otherwise one could not load the OS on a new machine. http://computer.howstuffworks.com/bios1.htmthank you for the response. Actually, the laptop B got blue screen when I put the HDD from laptop A. However, while booting in Safe Mode, I could log in the laptop B with the HDD from laptop A. So, I think I could install proper drivers, and after that, I may use laptop B, I thought. Is this possible?Also, I am worring about when I get back to the laptop A after stabilizing laptop B with the HDD. Isn't there any problem in the situation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catgate Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 Just what are these "proper drivers" you have in mind? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanasima Posted April 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 Just what are these "proper drivers" you have in mind?I have downloaded those drivers from the laptop's company website. Like video/audio/ethernet drivers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catgate Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 O.K. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanasima Posted April 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2009 O.K. Good luck.Thank you,It turns out that it was not working with new laptop since all drivers are not able to be installed in Safe Mode. So, the laptop B cannot work with the HDD from laptop A at all unless new Windows OS or other OS is installed.So, for now, I decided not to use the HDD for laptop B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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