Swapping HDD into new build

[The VCR King]

When I get the money for it I plan to build a portable gaming PC for LANing events and the such. Is it possible to put the main HDD from my current gaming rig into a hotswap bay (Which I can install) and then put a hotswap bay into the LANing build and use it as main HDD and then just swap the hard disks in and out of each PC? Or am I better off just keeping all the HDDs and data seperate for both PCS?

 

[C4C]

Separate... Your OS may not allow it.

 

[johnb35]

Yep, can't do that. Different hardware and such. You will have issues.

 

[beers]

It'd be more cost effective to just get a cheap LANning hard drive.

But as above, Windows gets cranky between builds, especially if you won't have exactly the same hardware between them.

 

[Geoff]

If you are swapping OS drives, Windows is going to see it as new hardware (if it even works), and will likely throw activation errors as it thinks it's a new PC.

I get your idea, you want to have the same data and apps on both, but it just won't work. Why not just bring your current PC with you or get a gaming laptop?