Well , because the old system is dead, you're going to have to at least take the cover off, and remove the old hard drive. Check the DATA cable connector on it. Based on notes on that computer, it should be SATA. This is a thin narrow cable about a finger's width.

Once you get the hard drive removed, you can simple adapt it to your other desktop with a SATA to USB adapter docking station. They are very easy to use, and allow you to use your old drive just like a plug and play external. Here is one I recommend and from a place I order from:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817198048

Actually the above item is new and claims to support both IDE and serial ATA. So in the case you have an IDE (wide ribbon cable) type drive, you would be covered either way.

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