Windows 10: Motherboard failure - can I swap the hard drive?

Hi. I have 2 identical if old Dell Zino 400 computers, one kept as a spare/back up; both run Windows 10.The one I normally use has been upgraded with SSD, CPU upgrade and more memory, and has all my programs inc MS Office on it. Unfortunately the motherboard appears to have failed, so ideally I would like to swap the SSD hard drive into the other, working computer. How do I resolve the Windows registration issues ?

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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!

 

Building Again

I just tried to swap the hard drive for the one you suggested keakar but i purchased rush processing so its already in step 3... *Big Grin

 

hard drive swap

If the new computer has the same version, Home or Pro, installed and activated you have no problems.

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We had a power serge and my wife's computer was fried. It did not get the hard drive and I had an exact model that was activated and I swapped her hard drive into it and she was up and running with no problems.