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Q: I have a hard drive that came out of my old computer. How can I get my data off of it and copied to my new computer? A: There are two types of hard drive connections - SATA and PATA - in use, and they are not interchangeable. SATA is also known as a "serial" connection, while PATA is confusingly called either "parallel" or "IDE." To find out which one you have, just Google SATA and PATA and look at the various images - the difference between the two connections will be obvious.

January 1, 2011