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Installing a HD on a new computer?

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note235

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My new computer uses sata 2 while my old one uses pata but my mobo is compatible but what im wondering is that could i install the old one on the new computer while retaining the files?
There are some files in there i cannot transfer.
 
A PATA interface HDD will not work w/ a SATA or SATAII only MoBo. But SATAII HDD is backwards compatable if it were to be put in a SATA MoBo like the Power Mac's.
 
Yes you should be able to intstall the old PATA HD in the new motherboard without a reformat. Just have the appropriate system drivers ready to install. There have been similar posts over the months in a couple of forums on this site, so run a search for detailed instructions.

Good luck.
 
THanks
but what i am intenting is to offload the files and put the HD back.
 
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