[BenB864]

I want to get a new hard drive (10,000 RPM), to put my OS on but currently have the OS and all my data on another HD. If I install the new OS on the 10K RPM drive, can I just access the information on the old hard drive while they are both hooked up to my mobo, or will it not recognize the data on the old HD?

Thanks for you help

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98% sure it will. Assuming there isn't some sort of bus conflict or something on the MOBO in which case they probably wouldn't put two IDE/SATA cables in anyways... Just to check though, do you have a *cheap* mobo?

[Hello71]

98% sure it will. Assuming there isn't some sort of bus conflict or something on the MOBO in which case they probably wouldn't put two IDE/SATA cables in anyways... Just to check though, do you have a *cheap* mobo?

[IrrevocableXenophile]

It will. Make sure you enter the BIOS setup and have the correct devices boot up at the start.
-Tony

[edge2022]

It should, but you could clone your old hard disk, and restore the clone on the new one, to make the process easier.