switching harddrives between macbooks?

[freelancer28]

i'm not very good with laptops, and i apologize if this seems obvious to some..

i have a macbook 2.0 ghz, 1g ram, 60 gb hard drive

my mom is buying another one with 2.0 ghz, 1gb ram and 80 gb hard drive

my question is, can i switch the the two hard drives and will it work with no problem at all? ive already used mine for a few days and ive installed a few stuff, whereas the other macbook would be fresh with factory settings... so will it work?

thanks

 

[l3lue]

yep, shouldn't be a problem

 

[Bern]

It'll be fine... just make sure you delete the porn from yours before you give it to your mum

 

[hayduke]

It will work, but if the machines are otherwise identicle just switch. Swapping drives is a bit of work. Have a look here:

http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/systems/PB_G4_15_AL_takeapart/AL_PB_G4_take-apart.html

Other guides are also on the web.

 

[freelancer28]

tnx

thanks, you guys are great!!! and yes, will remember to remove any unwanted discoveries, lol!!

but one more thing, i read somewhere that if i use the install discs i can restore it to factory settings... does that mean the next time i boot the computer itll give me the nice "welcome" video? because i want my mom to experience that in her own computer with her as the administrator...

 

[ljump12]

thanks, you guys are great!!! and yes, will remember to remove any unwanted discoveries, lol!!

but one more thing, i read somewhere that if i use the install discs i can restore it to factory settings... does that mean the next time i boot the computer itll give me the nice "welcome" video? because i want my mom to experience that in her own computer with her as the administrator...

yes sir it will