Is this possible???

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sean1989

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My other Asus laptop broke on me the other day and now I'm getting another one because I really need it.

There is a lot on the Hardrive that I need, so I'm planning to get another Asus, but different kind.

My question are:

If I took the harddrive (this is my harddrive) and plug it into the new laptop, will it fit and will it work just as it did on my broken one? Will all the programs works? or do I have to reinstall?

This is the laptop I'm getting: http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=10007971&prodlist=bizrate

What do you think? It there a better deal?
 
are you buying the same laptop that you had before?

If so the drivers should be the same and the programs should work...

if not you will have to update the drivers and a lot of other changes

Best Regards,
Francisco
 
What os is installed? If vista then no. Vista will not let you and you will get a BSOD. If xp then its possible. I recommend uninstalling all drivers then switching the drives out.
 
Yes I'm getting a new different one, but not Im not sure which one to get.'

I really don't want Vista just XP pro. Im now looking for one.
 
IMO, spend 20-30 bucks on a usb external hard drive enclosure from newegg, that would be the best way to retrieve the data.
 
Hi,

I am going to bring up the point that unless the motherboard of the new laptop is the same as the old laptop there would be a slim chance that the old hard drive will work in the new laptop. XP/vista will detect a serious hardware change and will not boot, it will probably ask you to format and thus loose all data on the drive.

Take the advice from UriA702 and buy a cheap 2.5" external drive bay, next to nothing anf that will work a treat, connect it up either by USB or Firewire (faster) depending on what the drive bay will allow.

I hope this helps.

Matt
 
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