Hi guys,
I just bought a new MBP 2012 and i already have my old MBP 2011. What i want to do is swap my MBP'11 Hard drive into the New MBP'12 edition. Is it possible to just physically swap the harddrive and boot up without having any issues? i think some driver issues will be a problem since the '11 edition has intel hd 3000 and '12 has 4000. Some of you guys might have already done this but im stumped. Any help is appreicaited
MacBook Pro
I would recommend using a tool like Migration Assistant to move all your files and settings over to the new MBP:
But i just want to swap the hard drives since my MBP'11 has all the stuff set up like bootcamp for windows.
You're going to have to really jump through some hoops to do what you want - although there are several ways to go about it...
...first I have to ask why you want to swap the drives? Is the 'old' drive faster, have larger storage capacity, what?
Clinton
I see your point.
Backup everything first. Then swap the drives. You probably would have to reinstall OSX since your other machine's OSX, even if it's upgraded to Mountain Lion will probably not include the drivers for the new one.
With Windows, apart from diver issues, you would face licensing issues as well since your license is activated wiht Microsoft along with a signature of your hardware components. The new machine would have a different signature and Windows will catch that.
Too much trouble altogether. You might be better off with Migration Assistant and I'm sure Windows has similar tools.
no it actaully has less room 320 whereas new one has 500 i just don't want to go through the trouble of having to reinstall windows and all the applications. the files are fine and i have no photos. its just the bootcamp windows and applications that i do not really want to redo
Found this after a Google search - http://johnbeales.com/2011/transferring-osx-bootcamp-to-new-hard-drive/ - it's old but it may help.
Clinton
hmm thats more just transfering, i want to take out the new drive and put in the old drive
The only way that you might be able to do that is to create a bootable USB flash drive using Mountain Lion 10.8.1 and creating it using Lion DiskMaker. You could - maybe - install your old drive into your new, boot with the USB drive and install Mountain Lion. Note that I don't know if this will work or not. But if you're willing to give it a try and you don't want to jump through hoops, it's the only thing that I can suggest.
Clinton
If both Macbooks are running the same OS - you might get lucky by doing a straight swap to see if it works...
however, if you're running Lion in your current Macbook and the new one is running either factory installed Lion or Mountain Lion - might not work - retail Lion might not have the drivers for the 2012 Macbook...
give it a shot, if it works - then you're good to go.
yea i have the latest os x which is mountain lion and the one on the new mbp also has mountain lion. im just afraid the drivers will corrupt since the two macbooks do not have the same hardware
the worst thing that can happen is that it will freeze up when your old hard drive doesn't have the right drivers...
i did a swap once and it worked with no issues - but the difference was one was a early 2011 and the other was a late 2011....
Might or might not work with yours since the chipset are different.
do you have bootcamp windows installed? and if so did it work after the swap?
no. didn't have that installed. did it after
okay so the processors are about the same the old one is an 2.3ghz i5 and new one is a 2.5ghz i5 only difference is the graphics which goes from 3000 to 4000
actually - graphics - chipset ivy bridge - and controllers are different......
when you install your old drive and it does boot - make sure you update your windows with the necessary drivers for windows to work with no issues....
Swapping old Macbook hard drive into new one
