Boot T61 from T41 hard drive

I have a T41 (running XP Pro SP2) and a T61 (running XP Pro SP3). Both have the security solution that shipped with the new machine enabled. Would there be any problem booting the T61 from the T41's hard drive?* Or booting the T41 from the T61's hard drive?* One concern I have is that the security solution will detect the mismatch between the drive and the machine and will lock me out, "thinking" that either drive or machine is stolen. Would this be a problem? Is there anything else I need to know to make this work? Yes, there is such a thing as a stupid question, and this may be one. Thanks for any guidance.
*In case you want to know why, the T41's monitor died so I can't travel with it (it is connected to an external monitor on my desk.). I need to travel with the the T41's data and programs. My wife uses the T61, but it doesn't have the software I need and mine doesn't have the the software she uses. The easiest solution would be to swap machines but keep our own hard drives.

T41 uses a PATA hdd, and T61 uses a SATA hdd. If you need to run a pata hdd from T61 you would need a PATA capable ultrabay hdd adapter.
I am not sure how the security solution going to react to such a big change in hardware between the T41 to T61. 
Regards,
Jin Li
May this year, be the year of 'DO'!
I am a volunteer, and not a paid staff of Lenovo or Microsoft

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