# Need Favor: Reloading O/S onto 2.5 Hard drive **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [February 2, 2008, 5:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-favor-reloading-o-s-onto-2-5-hard-drive/42847 "2008-02-02T17:13:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SilverGT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@SilverGT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SilverGT)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2008, 5:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-favor-reloading-o-s-onto-2-5-hard-drive/42847/1 "2008-02-02T17:13:36Z")
well im tying to get this done before school on monday and dont wanna take it some where to get charged like a ridiculous amount at a computer repair shop, anyways i have a toshiba 4.3gb laptop hard drive that out of the laptop right now. i just need to reboot it. i have the disc and everything i just dont have the adapter to use it in my desktop until like middle of the week. but i cant wait taht long. let me know here m number 716 903 6606. David I can drop a few bucks to. i just need it done tonight or tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2008, 5:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-favor-reloading-o-s-onto-2-5-hard-drive/42847/2 "2008-02-03T05:38:48Z")
I can’t do it myself, sorry man… but you might be out of luck anyway. I’ve never been successful with trying to use one copy of an OS between 2 different computers (or atleast, the same install of that OS). I believe if there is a fairly big hardware change, it’ll give you problems ---
**Author:** ![SilverGT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@SilverGT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SilverGT)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2008, 8:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-favor-reloading-o-s-onto-2-5-hard-drive/42847/3 "2008-02-03T08:12:08Z")
no no, i just need the adapter to use the 2.5 laptop hard drive on a regular ide conversion basically, if anyone has that. it can be used as a regular 3.5 hard drive when installed in a computer. ---
**Author:** ![Locutus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/locutus/32/7574_2.png) [@Locutus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Locutus)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2008, 8:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-favor-reloading-o-s-onto-2-5-hard-drive/42847/4 "2008-02-03T08:14:54Z")
the adapter is like 5 dollars. i doubt there are a lot of people in your area have one… its not a common part to have on hand. just buy it ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2008, 8:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-favor-reloading-o-s-onto-2-5-hard-drive/42847/5 "2008-02-03T08:21:40Z")
I have two somewhere… _looking_ ---
**Author:** ![SilverGT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@SilverGT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SilverGT)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2008, 9:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-favor-reloading-o-s-onto-2-5-hard-drive/42847/6 "2008-02-03T09:37:40Z")
Locutus I did order it but it won’t be here until like middle to late next week. I wanna get it done earlier if I can Formulals1 if you find it that would be fuckin awsome lol.