How to replace a hard drive?
How to replace a hard drive?
I have this old laptop that I use for programming cars, but I want a bigger screen instead of a smaller one. Is there any way just to swap in a new drive so my programs stay? It right now has two hard drives—one for Windows 7 and another for Windows 10—to run different apps.
I'd reinstall the OS if I was in your situation too. Also, are you looking at the bigger Toughbook just for extra screen space, or is it a completely different computer system entirely? Something important to think about is that newer generation computers don't support Windows 7 anymore.
Which size and kind of disk drive is it right now? Sure, I can figure that out for you.
It seems like we have a 500 GB drive right now. Actually, it isn't that big after all since reinstalling the OS takes up more space than the drive itself. What really matters is the different vehicle software programs that some cars run on 7, others on 10 or even 11.
If the chipset in the new Toughbook does not support Windows 7 as @Lutfij mentioned, you may not be able (easily) to install a fresh copy of Windows 7 on the new machine. If you don't mind some OS hacking you might get Windows 7 working tolerably well, albeit with perhaps a few drivers missing and some non-functional hardware:- https://github.com/wortkraecker/Windows-...n-hardware If you need direct access to certain hardware when you're running a VM, e.g. to the GPU for OpenCL/GL, you can configure "Passthru" in the VM. https://www.nakivo.com/blog/hyper-v-gpu-passthrough/ I'm not sure if this technique applies to things like 16850 UARTs, assumimg the Toughbook contains COM ports. If your Windows 7 programs don't need direct contact with specific hardware, you might be able to run Windows 7 as a Virtual Machine inside Hyper-V (or VirtualBox) in Windows 10 or 11. I have Windows XP, Windows 7 and Linux VMs running in Windows 10 Hyper-V. https://www.sysnettechsolutions.com/en/i...v-manager/ I stopped running dual boot (twin OS on one drive) many years ago, but I still have a 2009 Samsung NC10 that boots into XP and 7 off the internal drive. There might be an XP/98SE system in the loft.
I tried running this 7-program inside a virtual machine, but it crashed with a blue screen of death. Here is the picture. Any ideas?