Reusing my old hard drive and optical drive
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Hello,
I am building my first computer and I know my questions may sound stupid but I figured I should just ask anyway. Okay, I already have an optical drive and hard drive in my computer, would I be able to just completely wipe my hard drive clean and put it into my new build? I don't need anything on it. I have no problem losing everything off of it. Would it ruin the build or would this be possible? also can i just take out the optical drive and put it into the new build?
Also tell me if my build is good or not, I don't have too much money. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/IeJ7
I am building my first computer and I know my questions may sound stupid but I figured I should just ask anyway. Okay, I already have an optical drive and hard drive in my computer, would I be able to just completely wipe my hard drive clean and put it into my new build? I don't need anything on it. I have no problem losing everything off of it. Would it ruin the build or would this be possible? also can i just take out the optical drive and put it into the new build?
Also tell me if my build is good or not, I don't have too much money. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/IeJ7
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Second post in this link has a nice pic of what the two connectors/cables look like.
http://perspectives.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=171...
If the optical drive is IDE, you can add a SATA DVD burner to your build for about $15-$20.
If the HDD is IDE, it's probably not worth salvaging. But if you absolutely want to, you should be able to get a PCI IDE controller card for about $15-$20, which would let you plug in both your optical and HDD (one master, one slave).
Edit: Just realized you're not getting a new SATA drive. If both drives are IDE and you go with a IDE controller card, you're going to have problems burning CDs/DVDs. The computer can only talk to one IDE device at a time if they're on the same cable, and most cards will only let you plug in one IDE cable.
http://perspectives.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=171...
If the optical drive is IDE, you can add a SATA DVD burner to your build for about $15-$20.
If the HDD is IDE, it's probably not worth salvaging. But if you absolutely want to, you should be able to get a PCI IDE controller card for about $15-$20, which would let you plug in both your optical and HDD (one master, one slave).
Edit: Just realized you're not getting a new SATA drive. If both drives are IDE and you go with a IDE controller card, you're going to have problems burning CDs/DVDs. The computer can only talk to one IDE device at a time if they're on the same cable, and most cards will only let you plug in one IDE cable.
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