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Can I use the HDD from my laptop in a self-built PC? (self.buildapc)

submitted 7 months ago by berryjam to c/buildapc

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Laptop battery recently died, and I'm planning a new PC build anyway, so I'm wondering: can I just remove the HDD from my laptop and connect it to the motherboard? Would I need any extra parts or hardware? I'm guessing no, but it's hard to research on my phone. Any guidance is appreciated :) thanks!

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[–] elbarto777 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Oh, I assumed too much. I thought you had Windows installed, so I don't know how similar Linux is in these circumstances.

I would assume that a local installation may have configuration that is unique to your laptop's hardware.

The OS may be smart enough to recognize that some things changed and adapt accordingly. But some old drivers and config settings may still unnecessarily linger around and waste disk space or CPU cycles. And hardware driver conflicts could also lead to system crashes.

Maybe I'm wrong, though?

[–] berryjam 2 points 7 months ago

Hmm, I do have some battery-specific configs, but they shouldn't make a difference, and they're trivial to deactivate.

The Linux kernel generally includes drivers for anything you could want, so I'm not concerned about crashes related to drivers.

Thanks for the concern anyway :)