Swapping hard drive between similar Dell Models

[mlotito]

Hello there,

I currently have a Dell Latitude E4310. It has an i5 520-M and a QS57 chipset.

I am buying a Dell Precision M4500, which also has an i5 520-M, but a QM57 chipset.

They both have Windows 7 64-bit Pro installed and activated, with COAs.

I would like to just swap the hard drives, programs and all, on these machines. Even though these are similar spec, and both Dells, I would expect some kind of activation issue.

Do Dells auto-activate? If not, will I be able to re-activate using the COA on my new machine?

Many thanks,
Michel

 

[Golden]

Are these Dell OEM licences? If so, you will not be able to do that as the licences are tied to the motherboard.

 

[mlotito]

Thanks Golden. I should have known there would be absolute zero flexibility...

 

[NoelDP]

In theory, it should actually work, as the COA Keys can be swapped around.