Piggiepants

My old computer died (RIP) and I just got my new one. There is a possibility that my old hard drive failed, but I want to know if it would be worth it to try installing it on the new computer to see if I can recover any of the old files? If it is worth a shot, what should I be aware of?

Pertinent issues:

old hard drive was the primary drive on the old computer. I would not want it to be primary drive on the new one, obviously.

Both computers have windows xp operating systems. Does that help or hurt?

Any way to install the drive externally or it would have to be internal (the old drive was internal)

would I need any special tools or cables or anything to do the installation?

Would installing the old drive invalidate any warranties on my new computer (Dell)

Is there any easier way to do what I want without installing the old drive, keeping in mind my old computer doesn't boot anymore?

Thanks for your thoughts. Happy New Year!

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I tried to restart the computer with a cd in the drive, and got a different error message - PREVIOUS REBOOT WAS DUE TO VOLTAGE REGULATOR FAILURE. Press F1 etc....

Okay - so what is really wrong with my computer?

I will bring it to pc repair place if I have to, but I want to know if this is something I could try to tackle on my own, if it is as simple as replacing the battery or checking cable connections, or do I really need to call in the big guns?

thanks in advance!

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