really not sure why you would want to "merge" them anyway.
1) install the CD drive back as it was. You may need that to install new programs etc in the future.
2) if you have a lot of info on the old drive...leave it as a backup drive and install the OS on the new drive. as long as you install the new drive with the same programs, you can access all the info from the old drive.
3) if they are IDE drives, the new drive should be plugged in on the top, or first plug, on the ribbon cable, and the second drive, on the next plug down. set the jumper on the old drive to "cable select". it should read it an assign it a new drive letter, probably "E" if "C" is the master, "D" is the default for the CD drive.
again, there really is no reason to try and put all the info on the new drive. should the OS fail, and you would have to do a reinstall, you will still have all the info on the old drive. jus my 2
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