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Fun repairing home PC

Discussion in 'Everything Else (off topic)' started by Horkn, Jan 14, 2019.

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  1. Chaz

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    Horkn you should be able to add the old drive on the SATA cable and access it as secondary drive.

    You will need the new/existing drive as primary since it's running the OS.

    There are also adaptors that allow you to hook up the old drive via USB, and access the drive easily.

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    The cable probably won't work, since it's a platter drive. Prolly need a power source, so either put it in the case, or get an external enclosure. Oops, just noticed the box says power included. Never mind.
    SSDs can use a non-powered cable. Makes for an awesome external, portable drive setup.
     
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