Windows 10: Built new computer, used old sata HD. Enabled Lan on motherboard, no internet.

Built new computer, used old sata HD. Enabled Lan on motherboard, no internet. Windows wants me to create a new pin to unlock user but need internet for that. What is going on?

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my old HD in new computer

Of course you can, provided that it is big enough and that the new motherboard has the correct port. Old disks are often IDE types whereas new motherboards only have SATA ports.

 

Windows 10 Hot Swap SATA dock

I just built a new PC with a Thermaltake Overseer RX-I case and an Asus Sabertooth Z97 Mark 2 motherboard.

I am running Windows 10 Pro.

I enabled AHCI for the Sata port that the dock built into the case is connected to. I also enabled hot swap for that Sata port only. I can boot up with a hard drive installed and it appears in my device list. I can insert the hard drive after boot up and
it appears in my device list. But I have no way to "Eject" the Sata drive within Windows 10 because it does not show in the list of "Safely Remove Devices".

Previously I used Windows 7 on my old machine and a USB dock. The hard drive would be treated as a USB removable drive and be eligible for "Safely Eject".

What is needed to configure Windows or my Bios to allow for the Sata dock built into the case to be "hot swappable" and able to be safely removed without shutting down the PC?

 

my old HD in new computer

I am going to build new computer but use my old HD with Win 10 on it, can I use that HD in my new setup which has new mother board and CPU. Thanks for any help