Unlocking a HDD Drive to use in another computer

[deviao]

Hi all,

I have a HP Pavilion DV6 2040sa. I have just bought an OCZ Vertex 2E SSD 120Gb to use in it. I took the old HDD out, put my new SSD in, installed my OS and it works like a dream!

However, i wanted to use the old HDD in another machine with the OS etc still installed so i didnt lose anything. However, i cannot get the damn thing to boot into windows 7 Home premium. The "Starting Windows" screen appears but crashes everytime and reboot. Even in safe mode the system reboot.

I am guessing there is some sort of security on the HDD to stop it working in another machine. Does anyione know how to unlock it? I think it was a Seagate if i remember rightly. I really want to use this HDD in another machine exactly how it is.

Thanks for listening!

[xsoliman]

Its not locked as its reading it ok to boot Windows
However the OS configuartion on it doesnt match the new hardware
It is fixable with a lot of messing around
[check the bios on the new system, can you configure it for 'normal' ide boot rather than ahci, or vide versa - that might help]
Easiest way is to re-install WIndows (without formatting) and then it will be usable and you will be able to see your data
But any existing apps will need to be reacqured and reinstalled (which is a pain)

[drc]

However, i wanted to use the old HDD in another machine with the OS etc still installed so i didnt lose anything.

This is not how computers work, unless your other machine has identical hardware

You need drivers for everything