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P-C Amateur Poses Technical Question

#1 Jove

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Posted 12 November 2009 - 12:59 PM

Hello General,

I didn't want bother the hard at work on other forums,

and I'm not sure if I should finish this first cup of coffee before asking, . . .

I've been working late lately, . .

am I thinking straight, . . .

Can I put a HD in the DELL 2350 wipe it, load Windows on it from a DELL disk,

then put the HD in the Toshiba 7160 ?

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#2 garmanma

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Posted 12 November 2009 - 01:58 PM

Go finish your cup of coffee :thumbsup:

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Posted 12 November 2009 - 02:01 PM

garmanma, on Nov 12 2009, 01:58 PM, said:

Go finish your cup of coffee :flowers:

sorry. it slipped out

#4 Jove

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Posted 12 November 2009 - 03:10 PM

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#5 Jove

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Posted 12 November 2009 - 03:18 PM

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#6 garmanma

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Posted 12 November 2009 - 07:58 PM

All kidding aside, while it might work between different models of Dells, I sincerely doubt it would work on a different brand altogether

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#7 Jove

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Posted 12 November 2009 - 08:52 PM

I kept thinking of reading the testing HD's by switching them to different PC's, but forgetting the details but in the back of my mind I was thinking about two different Motherboards. No Brains !!

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Posted 13 November 2009 - 08:37 PM

You seem like the Poms' answer to Drovers Dog, Mate!

:trumpet:

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Posted 13 November 2009 - 08:57 PM

Although I would like to know more about what the, "Poms' answer to Drovers Dog" is,

I can only say on my behalf that, I should have known better but somehow have not accumulated enough experience or knowledge to have done so.

I think it is more or less my thoughts on Branded mother boards being in some way programmed to the manufacturers directories contained within the Upgrades in the CD, I guess in truth I simply forgot all about drivers making the operating system work.

It all boils down to wishful thinking, but that one went up the chimney, Myght!

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Posted 13 November 2009 - 09:01 PM

On the same token, if I knew more about Flash Mirrors and that stuff, I could mirror the HD image onto a CD of the one Pc, then Wipe the HD, and then install it to the other PC, load a system onto it and still have the other PC sit there without a HD till I get one for it.

That must be what I meant !! Yeah, Now that I am thinking of it, It Is what I meant !!

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Posted 13 November 2009 - 09:18 PM

Sounds like a Plan, but the "Mirrored HDD" will only really work on the exact Machine that it came from, Mate. Every Machine has it's own Fingerprints, making it unique.

Try using a Free Program like Belarc to find out? Just run it on several seemingly identical Machines to see how they ALL differ slightly? That is one of the ways M$ know how Genuine a version of Windows is on any Machine, slight changes are allowed, major ones get rejected, even though it is a Legal Install that has upgrades done. In that case a simple Phone call can fix it.

http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html

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#12 Jove

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Posted 13 November 2009 - 09:54 PM

Oh, I was pretty much kidding but I can see your the one with the plan details, and it sounds like a start.

I am not positive when I can get to it but for sure I will look into it.

and for certain let you know how it proceeds, . I say Myght, many thanks !

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#13 Jove

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Posted 13 November 2009 - 10:01 PM

Wait a minute, . . let me see if were on the same page here, . .

For the moment, forget taking a HDD out of one PC and putting oit into another, . .

I am suggesting simply the act of copying the OS onto a CD, . .

without googleing, let me ask, is that not what, "mirror imaging ", is ?

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Posted 13 November 2009 - 10:07 PM

In a word. NO!

You can take an Image by using ISO, totally different.

But then you need to Burn that ISO, after conversion onto a Disk.

You could read up on this reputable Site, to my knowledge?

http://www.imgburn.com/

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#15 Jove

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Posted 13 November 2009 - 11:51 PM

After reading the post on this page;

http://club.myce.com/f138/copy-os-new-hard...-please-143732/

I realize how much I don't know and how difficult it can get, . .

I'd like to learn this but for the time and efforts it sounds as if the fresh install would be a preference.

Of course there are success stories for the technical wizards.

BTW, Thanks for your input its all good to know and I am sure this will make some good reference material for myself and those who may encounter it.

When you don't have to worry about your computer anymore, you can start
living again !
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The Future is All There Ever Was . . . . . . Jople 2010
Success is a result, not a goal. . . . Flaubert