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IC3 · 02-12-2005, 12:02 PM

I want to hook up my old HD to my new one so that i can transfer all my Pictures etc etc over to my computer.

I have slight idea on how to do this..But i'm not positive and i would like to make sure that i'm doing it right before i do this.

My old computer is a compaq presario and i can't get the harddrive out of it. It's sitting vertical against the front of the case inside a metal housing case.

So if i disconnect the IDE cable from the motherboard and plug that into the slave IDE part of my IDE cable in my new system..will my new computer recognize it? Does the power on my old computer also have to be on to do this?

Thanks.

02-12-2005, 12:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
IC3 Poison Location: Canada	Connecting old harddrive to new HD... I want to hook up my old HD to my new one so that i can transfer all my Pictures etc etc over to my computer. I have slight idea on how to do this..But i'm not positive and i would like to make sure that i'm doing it right before i do this. My old computer is a compaq presario and i can't get the harddrive out of it. It's sitting vertical against the front of the case inside a metal housing case. So if i disconnect the IDE cable from the motherboard and plug that into the slave IDE part of my IDE cable in my new system..will my new computer recognize it? Does the power on my old computer also have to be on to do this? Thanks. __________________ "To win any battle, you must fight as if you were already dead" -Musashi