Moving internal hard drive (slave) to another computer

Is it possible to simple remove my internal hard drive (slave drive)
to another PC? I'm using XP but I'm in the market for a new computer
(w/ vista) and hate the fact that all my MP3s (over 150GB) are on my
old computer. I'd like to "recycle" some old parts of my old system
and use the internal slave drive rather than buy an external drive to
do a transfer.

Any pointers?

jorge1145 wrote:
> Is it possible to simple remove my internal hard drive (slave drive)
> to another PC? I'm using XP but I'm in the market for a new computer
> (w/ vista) and hate the fact that all my MP3s (over 150GB) are on my
> old computer. I'd like to "recycle" some old parts of my old system
> and use the internal slave drive rather than buy an external drive to
> do a transfer.
>
> Any pointers?
>
A couple things you can do. Buy a USB external drive enclosure for
parallel ATA disks. After removing the drive from your old computer,
change the jumper setting to master and then put it in the enclosure.
You now have an external USB hard drive.

Most new motherboards only come with serial ATA connectors for hard
drives. If you want to mount the drive internally, buy a parallel to
serial ATA converter. I found a Gigabit one for $15. Change the jumper
setting to master, connect the converter, and for all intents and
purposes, you now have a serial ATA disk drive. Install it in the new
box and you are in business.

As far as Vista is concerned, I'd at least wait until the first service
pack comes out. It is a pig so you will need some serious horsepower to
drive it.