5 Ways to Connect Your Old Storage Devices to a New PC
When your computer breaks down, or when you need to upgrade to a new faster machine, you may think that buying a new PC will solve the problem, but that's not always enough. As it turns out, a modern PC may not support your old storage devices.
When your computer breaks down, or when you need to upgrade to a new faster machine, you may think that buying a new PC will solve the problem, but that's not always enough. As it turns out, a modern PC may not support your old storage devices.
If you build a PC yourself, you can still choose one of several great cases with 5.25" bays for optical drives, but if you buy a pre-built desktop, chances are it won't have such a bay. If you are hoping to recover data from your older hard drives or even floppies (yea, seriously), you may also find out that you can't connect them to your motherboard.
Likewise, if you buy a laptop, a mini PC or an all-in-one today, not only it won't have an optical drive, but it may also not support the SATA drive from your old computer, or come with a full-size SD card reader. With this guide, you'll learn about the different ways to connect your old storage drives to a new computer.
External Optical Drives
With CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray discs still somewhat commonplace, many companies sell external CD/DVD drives. The question is, which should you buy?
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