2 PC's, 2 OS's, 1 HDD

[Shanksya]

So I have a little tighter budget, & so the deal is I only have one HDD that is in my current PC, and a whole bunch of parts coming in (w/ an OS), but no HDD. I can get another HDD in a month. but until then, can I partition the existing HDD and use it on the new PC for a month, and then clone that partition onto the new HDD for that PC, and return the original HDD to the original PC?

 

[digitaldoc]

Yes, your plan should work. Just be extra careful not to write over your existing OS on the already written on partition.

 

[Shanksya]

Yes, your plan should work. Just be extra careful not to write over your existing OS on the already written on partition.

I'm further researching this. & I can "Shrink the Volume" of the primary partition.
1 more question!
Is a partition universal? Or is it just something for 1 PC to know the difference?

 

[digitaldoc]

Partitions are on the hard drive, and not unique to one pc.