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Step 6: Swap your old drive for a new one
- Power down the PC and disconnect its AC cord again.
- Remove the PATA drive by unplugging the IDE and power cables from it, then unscrewing the drive from the bay.
- Next, to the back of the second Maxtor SATA drive, connect the SATA power cable (use the other lead from the Y adapter) and the remaining data cable from the RAID controller card.
- Then mount the new hard drive with screws, close the case, and plug the power cord back in.
- When you power up the system, the second Maxtor drive should be accessible from Windows.
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