TenOC wrote:
My laptop HP an Elitebook 8770w (2017?) is beginning to have a few mechanical problems. The screen is cracked and the CD drive is not working. Instead of repairing this laptop I have found a very good price for a recondition one.
My question: . Since the new to me laptop is the same make and model can I simply swap out my old hard drive with the new to me laptop?
If I desire to have a larger, faster SSD hard drive can I simply clone my old hard drive into the new SSD drive.
Either these solutions will save me days of reinstalling all my old programs.
yes to both. pull the HD out of the hold and swap it with the HD in the new. Acronis, EaseUS can clone a HD. i used to use Acronis but over the years it has become bloatware. i use EaseUS now but either will work.