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2Design

(9,099 posts) Tue Jan 3, 2012, 01:09 AM Jan 2012

second hard drive (external) was part of a laptop so has the operating system

Ok I know it has the operating system - when would I want to use it? How would I bring it up - it has usb to attach to current computer - the other motherboard died. - How would I update the software with latest fixes? Can I have both on this laptop and have both systems up?

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second hard drive (external) was part of a laptop so has the operating system (Original Post) 2Design Jan 2012 OP

Unless the laptop it was on is identical to the new one, it most likely won't work. hobbit709 Jan 2012 #1

hobbit709

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1. Unless the laptop it was on is identical to the new one, it most likely won't work.

Reply to 2Design (Original post)

Tue Jan 3, 2012, 07:02 AM

Jan 2012

Best thing to do is remove all data to another drive and then format it to get rid of the OS-that will free up a lot of space.

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