Need step by step help replacing hard drive for Windows 8 laptop with Windows 7 hard drive.

[Dandylion]

I'm not too smart with computing tech, but I've got 2 laptops, 1 is a Windows 7 hp Pavillion m6 which has a cracked screen and cover, and a Windows 8 hp Pavillion g6 which is such an underwhelming laptop. Since I don't want to pay a fortune to fix my much better m6, I was hoping to just transfer the hard drive and RAMS from there to the g6. But when I put in the hard drive and enabled something (forgot what it was) in the BIOS settings to boot from my drive, it went from loading to flashing a blue screen and crashed with a beeping sound.

To my understanding this problem stems from the different operating systems and no matching drivers, and I really don't want to format my windows 7 hard drive, so was wondering if someone here could provide me with detailed instructions on how to go abouts making this work.

You help is much much appreciated.

Thank you

 

[Vudue Priest]

I am going to assume both win 7 and win 8 are OEM versions that came with the laptop.

That being said it will not work. OEM versions are tied to the MOBO it was installed on.

 

[Dandylion]

Thank you for the swift reply.
So it can work if I replace the motherboard with the one from my m6 as well ?

 

[Vudue Priest]

In theory lol. But laptop mobos have no standard form factor. So i doubt either mobo will fit in another case.

Id just drop $60-90 on win 7 and do a fresh install on your win 8 machine

 

[Vudue Priest]

Or have a local shop replace the screen on your m6. Alot of places dont charge that much. Mabe 3 hrs work max

 

[Dandylion]

Thank you.
Ill play it safe and try installing Windows 7 on the g6.
Problem with the m6 is that the plastic covering is cracked as well and one hinge is broken as well, so not just a matter of replacing screen.

Cheers