I've been in and out of this HP dv7-1245dx Entertainment laptop (Legacy BIOS) a number of times in the past two or three weeks and just now discovered that it has two hard drive bays! Go figure . . .
So, I have Windows 8.1.1 on the drive that came with the laptop and Windows 10 Build 9860 on an SSD drive. When installing Windows 10 I removed the Windows 8.1.1 hard drive and installed the SSD drive. I have returned the Windows 8.1.1 drive to the computer and the Windows 10 drive has been removed.
Am I correct in thinking I can just add the SSD drive and Windows will automatically dual boot? I know this was possible in prior (Win 7 and before) OSes, but don't know if it's possible in Windows 8/10.
Thanks in advance . . .
So, I have Windows 8.1.1 on the drive that came with the laptop and Windows 10 Build 9860 on an SSD drive. When installing Windows 10 I removed the Windows 8.1.1 hard drive and installed the SSD drive. I have returned the Windows 8.1.1 drive to the computer and the Windows 10 drive has been removed.
Am I correct in thinking I can just add the SSD drive and Windows will automatically dual boot? I know this was possible in prior (Win 7 and before) OSes, but don't know if it's possible in Windows 8/10.
Thanks in advance . . .
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8.1
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- HP Pavilion 500-056
- CPU
- AMD Elite Quad-Core A8-6500
- Memory
- 8 GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- AMD Radeon HD 8570D
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Acer 23"
- Screen Resolution
- 1920 X 1080
- Hard Drives
- 1 TB
- Keyboard
- Logitech Wave K350
- Mouse
- Logitech M510
- Internet Speed
- Fast
- Browser
- Firefox
- Antivirus
- Windows Defender