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Re: Swap a good drive to another computer

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On Thu, Nov 28, 2024 at 06:47:44AM -0500, Tom Browder wrote:
> My main computer is acting strangely as if it has either memory issues or
> some other hardware problem. I have not had any time to do any diagnosis.
> 
> As a quick solution, could I swap the single SSD to another computer and
> expect it to boot up?

If it's the same architecture, you'll have a fighting chance.

Things to look out for are X drivers for the wrong video card, things
bound to network cards based on MAC addresses, that kind of stuff.

Most probably you won't break anything -- but doing a backup is a good
idea anyway, if you hold your data dear.

Cheers & happy hacking
-- 
t

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Swap a good drive to another computer Tom Browder <tom.browder@gmail.com> - 2024-11-28 12:50 +0100
  Re: Swap a good drive to another computer <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2024-11-28 13:00 +0100
    Re: Swap a good drive to another computer Tom Browder <tom.browder@gmail.com> - 2024-11-28 16:10 +0100
  Re: Swap a good drive to another computer Roberto C. Sánchez <roberto@debian.org> - 2024-11-28 13:00 +0100
    Re: Swap a good drive to another computer Tom Browder <tom.browder@gmail.com> - 2024-11-28 17:00 +0100
  Re: Swap a good drive to another computer Lists <lists@nodatagrabbing.com> - 2024-11-28 13:20 +0100
  Re: Swap a good drive to another computer songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2024-11-28 16:50 +0100
    Re: Swap a good drive to another computer Tom Browder <tom.browder@gmail.com> - 2024-11-28 17:00 +0100
  Re: Swap a good drive to another computer David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2024-11-28 23:30 +0100

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