Make sure there are no BIOS passwords set. Some types of passwords are
stored on the hard drive as well as CMOS and must match.
Might there be some remnants of the XP install in a TPM chip?
On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 12:45 PM, Bruce Markowitz
<scosgt@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
> If they are the same type-part, it should work without issue.
>
>
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>
> > I may be switching from one T61 to another. I'd really, really like to
> NOT have to reinstall everything. If I swap the hard drives, will it likely
> work? Will XP and Office activation whine?
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