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Hi there @Midnitewarrior4!

 

You can add it to your new computer and use it. For the most part you should be able to simply physically mount it into your case, and connect the power and data cables to it. Also, keep in mind what @LoGiCalDrm wrote about the boot order in BIOS.

 

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so i have my main boot drive with all my games and such, but i have an old 250gb hdd that i want to throw in for a backup drive/ photos and videos. but the 250gb drive was pulled from my old pc and has an os installed on it, so would i boot my system then plug it in so it wouldnt mess things up ?  any advice is appreciated 

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should be fine, if its not tell the computer via the boot menu to boot from your C dive and wipe it when in Windows.

k thanx
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The Ninja (current gaming pc)  Case- h440 red/black cpu- i5-4690k@ 4.3ghz cooler- coolermaster hyper 212 evo mobo- Gigabyte z97x-sli ram- adata xpg v.1 2x4gb 1600mhz gpu- asus strix gtx 970 hdd- wd blue 1tb ssd- kingston hyperx savage 240gb psu- evga 600b peripherals: mouse- razer death adder 2013 keyboard- corsair k70 with chery mx-reds headset- HyperX Cloud 2

my laptop- toshiba satelite p850, cpu- i7-3630qm ram- 8gb 1600mhz hdd- 1tb 5400rpm gpu- Nvidia gt630m 2gb

did you know we have a gun thread ? well we do 

 

and a car thread ! 

 

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Hi there @Midnitewarrior4!

 

You can add it to your new computer and use it. For the most part you should be able to simply physically mount it into your case, and connect the power and data cables to it. Also, keep in mind what @LoGiCalDrm wrote about the boot order in BIOS.

 

Cheers! :)

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Hi there @Midnitewarrior4!
 
You can add it to your new computer and use it. For the most part you should be able to simply physically mount it into your case, and connect the power and data cables to it. Also, keep in mind what @LoGiCalDrm wrote about the boot order in BIOS.
 
Cheers! :)

 

ok thank you

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The Ninja (current gaming pc)  Case- h440 red/black cpu- i5-4690k@ 4.3ghz cooler- coolermaster hyper 212 evo mobo- Gigabyte z97x-sli ram- adata xpg v.1 2x4gb 1600mhz gpu- asus strix gtx 970 hdd- wd blue 1tb ssd- kingston hyperx savage 240gb psu- evga 600b peripherals: mouse- razer death adder 2013 keyboard- corsair k70 with chery mx-reds headset- HyperX Cloud 2

my laptop- toshiba satelite p850, cpu- i7-3630qm ram- 8gb 1600mhz hdd- 1tb 5400rpm gpu- Nvidia gt630m 2gb

did you know we have a gun thread ? well we do 

 

and a car thread ! 

 

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