I currently have a relatively weak Lenovo laptop with Windows 10 on a 750GB HDD and would like to buy on ebay a new used PC, but only a measly SSD, where Windows 10 is installed and has a measly HDD. Is it possible to exchange my HDD from the laptop with the HDD of the PC and then format the HDD in Windows Explorer?
In theory, it is possible, but if on the HDD, the Windows files, that is, the data to boot, then it will be difficult because the computer does not know whether he should boot the operating system of the HDD or SSD, so far in the SSD one is installed.
Either you will be asked to boot, or you have to set the boot order in the bios, which is the preferred boot drive.
Alternatively, you can also clean the laptop from the HDD completely, so delete all files, including Windows.
Installing the HDD from the laptop to the PC is very easy, also in addition. Maybe you can only screw it on one side, because it is 2.5 "smaller than a normal 3.5" hard drive.
Therefore, you will not be able to build the hard drive from the PC into the laptop.
Yes!
You may need a mounting frame for the 2.5-inch hard drive of the laptop in the 3.5-inch bay in the PC (some cases, however, have 2.5-inch bays).
But why swap?
Use it with HDD's!
