Yes if same connectionTake an SSD out of another PC which is the same as mone, brand & model & OS, all the same.
Will my PC start with that SSD on my PC?
Will that SSD boot into Windows on my PC?
Will this cause any damage?
Thanks.
Yes if same connectionTake an SSD out of another PC which is the same as mone, brand & model & OS, all the same.
Will my PC start with that SSD on my PC?
Will that SSD boot into Windows on my PC?
Will this cause any damage?
Thanks.
Depends on PCs involved. Essentially hardware has to be identical for for OS drive transplantation to work properly.Will my PC start with that SSD on my PC?
Will that SSD boot into Windows on my PC?
Will this cause any damage?
If all the parts are identical, it should work.Take an SSD out of another PC which is the same as mone, brand & model & OS, all the same.
Will my PC start with that SSD on my PC?
Will that SSD boot into Windows on my PC?
Will this cause any damage?
Thanks.
Thank you.Yes if same connection
99% chance it will BOOT but windows license is tied to motherboard so depending on particular windows (OEM or Retail) you'll have to do something about that.
No damage if you don't cause it.
Not likely to cause any damage. Make sure your BIOS is setup for UEFI or Legacy as required. Windows will likely run fine.
As always make sure your data is backed up
Thank you.Depends on PCs involved. Essentially hardware has to be identical for for OS drive transplantation to work properly.
Possible issues:
boot mode compatibility - system doesn't boot,driver incompatibilities - bsods, crashes, bad performance,windows activation issues - can not activate windows.
I think you’d be chasing endless weird little issues forever. Better to do a fresh install of windows on it, after copying any files you might need.
if it has bitlocker enabled, then this will not work. If it is part of any kind of managed computing environment like an office or school, this will not work.
If all the parts are identical, it should work.
Should....
But if the parts are actually identical, why this swap?
And it WILL have licensing issues.
Try and see.Does a test like this cause the problem as you have listed, please?
I simply need to see if the OS & boot system of the SSD of the PC which has issues is good & not causing boot issues.
Do you think I MAY DO THAT, please?
Thank you very much.Ok. You didn’t mention that until now. It’s still a bad idea, the test won’t be conclusive. If it doesn’t work, you won’t know why not.
A much easier way to test for this would be to reinstall windows on the PC having issues and see if that fixes the issues.
Do what you like, it’s not like anyone on here could stop you anyway.