add old hard drive in new computer

Absolutely! Just make sure when you put it into the new computer, that the operating system doesn't try to boot from the old drive. Then once in windows, format it and you are good to go. I would suggest this software to help you format it and label it with the right drive letter.

http://www.partitionwizard.com/
 

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Do I need to do anything special to make sure it doesn't try to boot from the newly added old drive?
 

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My computer didn't acknowledge the new hard drive or my dvd player after i installed the new, old hard drive. When I disconnected the new, old drive, it acknowledged the dvd player again. Don't know what to do. Tried to find them in BIOS but they weren't there. The hard drive was given to me so I don't know anything about it. I find it odd that the dvd disappears.