moving all storage from laptop into a built pc | Linus Tech Tips | Page 1

upper finch Jun 22, 2023, 2:16 AM

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I'm planning to move the entire storage i got from my laptop to my pc. I'm worried that all the acer pre installed apps, the OS and the bios might not be functional in my new pc when I move the storage into it.

Are there anything to watch out?

Also, when I install another fresh os into my laptop, anything I need to know?

lost shadow Jun 22, 2023, 2:18 AM

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never transfer an OS

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especially from different hardware

upper finch Jun 22, 2023, 2:32 AM

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I know it will have to be reactivated

lost shadow Jun 22, 2023, 3:45 AM

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driver incompatibility

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it's gonna lead to so many problems

vivid dew Jun 22, 2023, 4:15 AM

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its not really that big of deal with windows 10 and 11. you can go into device manager and remove anything that is greyed out (missing hardware)
But yes best practice is to fresh install when doing a platform change cause some stuff can be identified as the same thing but its not and its set up incorrectly.

cloud comet Jun 22, 2023, 4:15 AM

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you can transfer your key

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fresh install on new ssd and look up a guide on transferring the key

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