Hi All,
I have a Lenovo Thinkpad T410i laptop which is getting a little old and was looking to find a way to have a backup laptop in case this one dies due to hardware issues. Buying a brand new laptop is not an option due to cost and a lot of proprietary software that I use for work.
The thought was to buy an identical (as identical I can get on eBay) Thinkpad T410i from eBay without the Hard Drive. This way if my current laptop dies, I could simply pull out the hard drive from this laptop and slap it in the other one and be on my way.
Unfortunately that plan is not working out so far. I bought a T410i (no hard drive) from eBay (I am sure some components on the new laptop are probably different). I pulled the hard drive from my current laptop and put it in the new one and started it. Windows starts loading (the logo screen starts to appear) and then immediately I get a blue error screen and the laptop restarts and recommends going into repair mode (which I went to and let it 'try' to repair the OS automatically but after spinning for 5-7 minutes, it just quits). I tried putting in 2 different hard drives from the current (old) laptop into the new one (One a good ole magnetic HDD and another SSD which I recently upgraded to) and both don't work in the new laptop (same error, same symptoms) even though both work perfectly in the old laptop. Also tried swapping the RAM from the old to the new laptop and still no luck.
The error I get (which flashes on the screen for barely a millisecond):
" A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer.
If this is the first time you've seen this error screen, restart your computer. If this screen appears again, follow these steps:
Check for viruses on your computer. Remove any newly installed hard drives or hard drive controllers. Check your hard drive to make sure it is properly configured and terminated. Run CHKDSK /F to check for hard drive corruption, and then restart your computer.
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
STOP 0x00000007B"
My questions are:
1. Is my plan even possible or is this a fools errand?
2. Any ideas on why this plan doesn't work? Assuming it has something to do with windows possibly not recognizing or liking the changed components on the new laptop (although I would have thought that the OS would at least start up and maybe be cranky and finicky once it does)
3. If possible, is there anyway I can 'repair' windows to work with the new laptop (basically be able to swap the hard drives back and forth seamlessly).
I am a relative novice with hardware issues and would appreciate your 'dumbing down' your comments to my level ;-). Thanks all for your help.
I have a Lenovo Thinkpad T410i laptop which is getting a little old and was looking to find a way to have a backup laptop in case this one dies due to hardware issues. Buying a brand new laptop is not an option due to cost and a lot of proprietary software that I use for work.
The thought was to buy an identical (as identical I can get on eBay) Thinkpad T410i from eBay without the Hard Drive. This way if my current laptop dies, I could simply pull out the hard drive from this laptop and slap it in the other one and be on my way.
Unfortunately that plan is not working out so far. I bought a T410i (no hard drive) from eBay (I am sure some components on the new laptop are probably different). I pulled the hard drive from my current laptop and put it in the new one and started it. Windows starts loading (the logo screen starts to appear) and then immediately I get a blue error screen and the laptop restarts and recommends going into repair mode (which I went to and let it 'try' to repair the OS automatically but after spinning for 5-7 minutes, it just quits). I tried putting in 2 different hard drives from the current (old) laptop into the new one (One a good ole magnetic HDD and another SSD which I recently upgraded to) and both don't work in the new laptop (same error, same symptoms) even though both work perfectly in the old laptop. Also tried swapping the RAM from the old to the new laptop and still no luck.
The error I get (which flashes on the screen for barely a millisecond):
" A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer.
If this is the first time you've seen this error screen, restart your computer. If this screen appears again, follow these steps:
Check for viruses on your computer. Remove any newly installed hard drives or hard drive controllers. Check your hard drive to make sure it is properly configured and terminated. Run CHKDSK /F to check for hard drive corruption, and then restart your computer.
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
STOP 0x00000007B"
My questions are:
1. Is my plan even possible or is this a fools errand?
2. Any ideas on why this plan doesn't work? Assuming it has something to do with windows possibly not recognizing or liking the changed components on the new laptop (although I would have thought that the OS would at least start up and maybe be cranky and finicky once it does)
3. If possible, is there anyway I can 'repair' windows to work with the new laptop (basically be able to swap the hard drives back and forth seamlessly).
I am a relative novice with hardware issues and would appreciate your 'dumbing down' your comments to my level ;-). Thanks all for your help.
