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Booting the ol' HDD

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You can't boot the old OS. This doesn't mean you won't have access to the data i the drive once you connect it as a secondary drive. You can reinstall the old OS when you plug in the drive in the new build but it will be a fresh install and you would need to do all the settings and reinstall all the old applications and games. :)
 
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Would files be erased if i took that step of reinstalling the os?

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You should be asked where do you want the OS installed. Once you choose the partition, that partition will be formatted and all the data will be deleted from it. The other partitions on the drive should remain intact but you will need to reinstall your applications and games. :) 
 
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