DefConDelta

Thanks for the reply Colin! I really appreciate your answer....in that you know there are always dummies like me out there somewhere, but you treat us with respect. Once I know how to do it, then I can pass the info. on to other dummies (haha). (This was the first time I'd encountered a SATA). I think I've finally got it figured out. FIRST, since I have an extra ide ribbon and there are 2 hard drives from an older computer that I was using, that I need to extract info. from to the SATA drive. So...rather than attaching "old drive #1" and extracting, then taking it out and extracting from "old drive #2", I'll just take old drive #1 and extract to "old drive #2" on the "old Compaq" tower. Then I'll take "old drive #2" and insert it as a secondary drive in my WinMCE. I appreciate you taking the time to answer an old 56-year old female who is still trying to learn!

Rather I should have said my Sony Hard Drive doesn't have an IDE cable. The only IDE cable in the tower is one going from the motherboard to both dvd drives. http://photobucket.com/albums/v474/DefConDelta/Computer/

My Sony MCE doesn't have an IDE cable attached to it. How do I install a secondary drive?