Can I swap two different hdd's after a Universal Restore?
Here is the situation. I have a flaky mb on a computer. I intend to purchase a Dell computer today with its own Win 10 clean install. I want to take the old hdd (Win 7) and move it to the new computer, which I assume is best done by using a new hdd and universal restore with the backup image of the Win 7 install. (I will read up on this)
If I am successful, can I swap out the two hard drives (for example, I have a 90 period to return the new computer) without having to change out any BIOS settings after creating the Univeral Restore hard drive? I don't understand whether the necessary drivers that are installed alters the BIOS or whether they are just on the hdd and used by the OS.
Thanks
Ken K


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In reply to Ken, there are more… by truwrikodrorow…

Thanks for your detailed explanation, Steve. WRT the swapping of the drives, I plan on removing the hdd that comes with the new computer and keeping it aside. If I need to return the computer, then I figure I could just pop it back in.
Yes, the license for the Win 7 is full retail license.
Thanks
Ken K
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