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swapping my hard drive?
i have an old computer with an 80 gb hard drive sitting doing nothing so i'm gonna put it into my newer computer , i know how to do it and that shouldn't be a problem i just need to know if my old hard drive could be formatted or would removing the windows files cause problems even though i will only be using it for storage
basically can i clear the old hard drive of everything so i have the full 80 gigs
i done it there it works fine thanks
2 Answers
- 9 years agoFavorite Answer
yes, you can reformat the drive.
May be a problem with the connections.
If its an old drive then it will probably have PATA connections (parallel connections)
A new PC will almost certainly use SATA connections (serial)
if the drive does not fit the new PC you could buy a PATA / SATA connector converter or us an HDD enclosure e.g. 'icybox' but make sure you get one with the correct connections.
good luck
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- ?Lv 49 years ago
Hmm! 80GB, sounds like it could be an IDE drive. I have just done a quick search and there are a number of IDE to SATA adapters available and they don't seem to be that expensive either.
