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Can I use the HDD from my laptop in a self-built PC? (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 months ago by berryjam@lemmy.world to c/buildapc@lemmy.world

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Laptop battery recently died, and I'm planning a new PC build anyway, so I'm wondering: can I just remove the HDD from my laptop and connect it to the motherboard? Would I need any extra parts or hardware? I'm guessing no, but it's hard to research on my phone. Any guidance is appreciated :) thanks!

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[–] berryjam@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Hmm, I do have some battery-specific configs, but they shouldn't make a difference, and they're trivial to deactivate.

The Linux kernel generally includes drivers for anything you could want, so I'm not concerned about crashes related to drivers.

Thanks for the concern anyway :)