You never want to risk loss of information, so never replace a drive unless you've transferred data onto the new drive or have back-ups. Your built-in hard drive is usually connected to your motherboard via a 40pin cable connector. Most desktop PC's have an internal EIDE interface, which may have available connection for expansion. SCSI interfaces are more common for networks and external connections. Please let us know.
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