Computer Hope
Other => Other => Topic started by: dogfightone on October 09, 2007, 01:31:58 PM
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I have a new computer, but cannot access the old one as there is an issue with the operating system. I have tried to re-install the O/S, but cannot find the registration code. A long story--but cannot retrieve it from Microsft website. What I would like to do is remove the harddrive from the older computer, and just use it as a second harddrive with the new computer. ( I want to remove some of the files from the old drive, then I don't really care about it anymore). Can this be done? How would I connect the old drive to the new computer? It would appear that I would have to use the ribbon cable as their is no usb port on the old drive. But I wouldn't mind opening the tower and temporarily using the ribbon cable. Or should I just take the drive to a specialist and pay him to do it? Thank to anyone who can help.
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We have a nice tutorial for installing hard drives on Computer Hope. Follow this link:
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000413.htm
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Hook up the drive as a slave in a working machine and retrieve your data...
After and including WinXP you can't simply swap a drive from one machine to another...