Any hard drive that you could put into a USB 3.0 enclosure will work with it.
You should be able to use use your product keys for Office and Windows 8 to use them again. A small chance you might have to call Microsoft if the activation fails, but I really doubt it.
You do need the original install disc/files, of course.
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Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda
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For $29.99 it would be better to shell out $5-$20 more to get an actual enclosure. Sure it is a bit more work but then you can use it afterwards. Another reason is the build quality of those Bytec adapters is a bit less than stellar. They do work really well though, if you just want to pull data from a drive quickly without removing it from a case, or messing with an enclosure. The other nice thing is it supports both IDE and SATA, so if you come across a IDE drive you don't need to have a separate IDE enclosure (which are fairly hard to get nowdays).
Personally, I keep one of
these around for that type of work. You used to be able to get them at Memex, but I can't see any on thier site. Plus they work for both 2.5" and 3.5" sata drives.