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Originally Posted by Antonio
I have five or six old PC (just like the one that I allegedly butchered) that I haven't touched in more than a year; I just wanted some files from the HD and I am trying to figure out what would be easier - fixing this one or moving the HD to another one....
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Next time if you want to clean one up just use a clean paint brush and a can of air. Like someone else said if it is IDE (not SATA with typically a small red wire) then set the little jumper on the end to slave and plug the IDE ribbon cable into an open slot on your destination PC (with the PC unplugged) and then connect it to the power supply. An alternative route would be getting an external hard drive enclosure for about $30 and you just slide the old drive in and connect externally to a USB port. Static is your enemy when working on a computer so don't scoot your feet around on the carpet while wearing socks.