I once hibernated a Win2K machine, added a network card, started up, and it handled it just fine. Experience since has shown WinXP to be far less robust to hardware changes, even across reboots.
- Alex Austin (651) 238-9273 "...and then I visited Wikipedia ...and the next 8 hours are a blur." On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 9:51 AM, Bruce Markowitz <[email protected]>wrote: > Since I am typing this on an X31 that is a clone of a drive that started > life in an X22, there is no doubt in my mind that it can be done. > ----- Original Message ----- From: "RayBay" <[email protected]> > To: "Bruce Markowitz" <[email protected]> > Cc: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 10:44 AM > > Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] Hard drive swap from T30 into T40 > > > Well, holy moley, look at all the years I wasted... >> >> Not true for the Dell or Sony, or as far as I know, the HP versions... >> Just >> tested the Dell. >> >> >> >> ----- >> >> Wallowing deep in the Age of Lowered Expectations... >> >> >> On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 5:57 PM, Bruce Markowitz <[email protected] >> >wrote: >> >> Nope, not at all true. The IBM version can be transferred to other >>> machines. The issue is the IDE drivers. ONLY. >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "RayBay" <[email protected]> >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Cc: <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 8:18 PM >>> Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] Hard drive swap from T30 into T40 >>> >>> >>> Windows XP detects changes in any aspect of an install of an OEM >>> version, >>> >>>> and stops the Windows install. You can use a full version of Windows to >>>> get >>>> it going, along with a phone call to Microsoft in Canada. >>>> ----- >>>> >>>> Wallowing deep in the Age of Lowered Expectations... >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 12:10 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hello Group, >>>> >>>>> >>>>> I posted here about a month ago asking if I could physically swap the >>>>> hard >>>>> drive from a T30 into a T40 without other modifications (BIOS, etc). I >>>>> finally got back around to that project and discovered the answer is >>>>> "No". >>>>> Both >>>>> machines are running XPP. The T30 drive is a 160gb Western Digital >>>>> Scorpio. >>>>> The T40 drive is a Seagate Momentus 80gb. >>>>> >>>>> After swapping the drives I turn on the T40 and get a blue screen that >>>>> informs me there was a hardware or software change. Next a screen >>>>> appears >>>>> that >>>>> gives me options to boot into safe mode, safe mode with networking, >>>>> safe >>>>> mode >>>>> with command prompt, boot with last know good configuration, or start >>>>> windows normally. No matter what option I select (and I tried them all) >>>>> the >>>>> blue >>>>> screen pops back up then the boot options screen. >>>>> >>>>> Can anyone offer advice as to how to get around this. I need to get the >>>>> data and programs from the 160gb T30 drive (which is only 40% full) so >>>>> it >>>>> can >>>>> be used in the T40, with everything intact. I don't have the original >>>>> XP >>>>> CD's >>>>> as both machines were bought second-hand, but I do have recovery disks >>>>> for >>>>> the T30 if that helps. As always your assistance is greatly >>>>> appreciated! >>>>> >>>>> Mike Williams >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Thinkpad mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> >>>> Thinkpad mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad >>>> >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >> Thinkpad mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad >> > > _______________________________________________ > Thinkpad mailing list > [email protected] > http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad > _______________________________________________ Thinkpad mailing list [email protected] http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad
