Using a W520 to install Win 7 for a T400.... insane or doable?

Does this sound like a crazy idea, or is it doable:
Use a W520 to install windows 7 SP1, lenovo utilities, all updates and some applications onto an SSD
One week later install the SSD in a T400, at which point I will activate the install of win 7
I'm not running UEFI on the W520, of course.
I have no experience trying this. Would it even boot in the T400? Maybe it would, but windows wouldn't run correctly or optimally? I have no idea. I'm much more experienced with Linux, where this kind of thing is typically no problem.
I want to do this because I will have only a limited time with the T400, whereas I have much more time with my W520. I'd prefer to have everything as ready to go as possibe. For instance the Internet here in Tajikistan is often rather slow and it would be nice to download the hundreds of MB of post SP1 updates over the course of a few days.
Thanks in advance for any advice.

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You should first try to get your files off, any way you can to a external drive.
Your going to need to hold c and boot from the disk that came with your computer and a couple of screens in under the menu is a option for Disk Utility.
Select your drive and Erase with Security Option Zero, format the drive HFS+ Journaled and when that's finished (about a hour or so) then quit and install OS X from the installer.
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