I have two Thinkpad R50s', one of which I cannot reboot as it's a victim of BSOD. Question: can I simply take out the hard drive of the downed computer and put it in the other to check to see if it's okay?
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Jump to Postbecause they are the same you should be able to it ,i do it with 2 older Toshiba's that are the same
Jump to PostAnother option is using data recovery style programs if you don't want to physically remove the drives. I use Selkie Rescue (http://selkierescue.com) personally. It doesn't matter if windows is working or not and will connect through a network or cross-over cable.
good idea im sure ,but there …
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