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Connect old hard drive to computer question Salad 03-15-08
Posted by Shawn on March 16, 2008, 5:01 pm
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Salad wrote:
> My previous computer has a program I need from its hard drive.
> Unfortunately, that computer won't turn on...most likely a bad power
> supply.
>
> My current computer is a Dell Dimension bought in 2004. It has 2 DVD
> drives (D&E).
>
> Can I simply unplug the E: DVD drive and hook up the old hard disk from
> the older computer and see if I can read the hard disk and get the old
> program file? Or are there other things I need to do first beforehand?


Depends on the application. If it doesn't use an installer it just might
work.

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