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Charles,I don't agree. I would bet that the reason that Microsoft doesn't support it isn't technical, it is $$$. They would rather sell a new license rather than support the movement of a license from one PC to another. Technically there is no reason why it won't work. It is probably done hundreds, even thousands of times a day, successfully. But Bill needs the money. Thus, it is "unsupported".
Pete Wilt, Charles wrote:
No he isn't really. The fact is Microsoft doesn't support moving a primary hard drive between dissimilar hardware environments. Are there some tips, tricks and tools you can used to get away with doing it? Sure. But you can hardly expect IBM to support an action Microsoft doesn't on a Microsoft OS. Does Dell support it on there PC servers? Nope, for the same reason IBM doesn't support it on the IxA/IxS or standalone xSeries. Waldon, do you really routinely move boot drives between dissimilar hardware without any prep? How dissimilar? If the motherboards/chipsets are different I'd say you're very lucky. Charles Wilt -- iSeries Systems Administrator / Developer Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America ph: 513-573-4343 fax: 513-398-1121
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