Windows 10: Substituting a hard drive from one system to the other of mine

Discus and support Substituting a hard drive from one system to the other of mine in Cortana to solve the problem; i have a Lenovo G410 and old model which currently have mother board problem and was a windows 8 version upgraded to free windows 10 home single... Discussion in 'Cortana' started by OkorieKalu, Jul 7, 2020.

  1. Substituting a hard drive from one system to the other of mine


    i have a Lenovo G410 and old model which currently have mother board problem and was a windows 8 version upgraded to free windows 10 home single language online by Microsoft. but i just bought a fairly used Lenovo X220 and swap the its hard drive with that of the old one but i keep receiving a message like "Activate Windows" and this also dis allow me from personalizing the new laptop.

    Please kindly help me with a solution to resolve this problem.



    Thankyou.

    Okorie.

    :)
     
    OkorieKalu, Jul 7, 2020
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  2. Overclock your hard drive!!!

    Heres a much easier hack that I realized quite a few years ago that really does work!

    REQUIREMENTS:
    • Hard drive with molex power connection.
    • PSU with more than 1 strand that has molex plugs on it.
    • Wire strippers, soldering iron if you're fancy, electrical tape if you're not.
    STEPS:
    • Take the strand of connectors from your PSU, and decide which one will be the donator for this overclocking adventure.
    • Cut the yellow and orange cables, then twist them together.
    • Find the power connector you've chosen as the overclocking connector, and release the orange cable from the connector. Now use your preferred method to bind them together, then place it back together.
    • Plug in a drive and feel the speed!
    Congratulations! You've just overclocked your hard drive!
     
    Sir B. Fannybottom, Jul 7, 2020
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  3. John Vil Win User
    Hard drive not working in single usb port after system crash, It works in other ports.

    Hello Bill,

    It seems that you have done all the possible troubleshooting steps that we would have suggested. Based on the information you have provided, it clearly shows that the issue may be with this one hard drive. We would suggest that you get in touch with your hard
    drive manufacturer's support group/site for further troubleshooting steps.

    Feel free to post back if you have any other concerns.
     
    John Vil, Jul 7, 2020
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  4. Mathragh Win User

    Substituting a hard drive from one system to the other of mine

    Overclock your hard drive!!!

    Wut =D

    what is that supposed to accomplish?
     
    Mathragh, Jul 7, 2020
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