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Looks like I might have to wait a week to order the OS :S That's not too bad I suppose but a tiny bit irritating also.

Should be able to get the Mobo/CPU/RAM :D

 

Still very very confused a little bit about the HDD Stuff, time to watch some tuts on YT :dry: Or ask in the Windows sub-forum too I suppose.

  1. MEC-777

    MEC-777

    If you want to save the data on your HDD, the best way would be to get an external HDD and copy everything you want to keep. After you wipe and do the clean OS install, just copy everything back over. 

  2. Xiauj

    Xiauj

    @Abyss Gaming TLDR, trying to figure out how to go about using my current Hard Drive instead of having to buy a new one and so I can hopefully use it, only problem is that it's still got my Windows 7 OS and programs and game saves etc... so I'm trying to figure out how to go about that currently.

    What I'm thinking is that, I might install Windows 10 and try to reclaim the 2TB Capacity.

     

     

    @MEC-777 I've got most of my word docs and pics and videos from my documents copied, one thing I might have forgot about is my ETS2-Save which I've been working/playing on a lot recently.

    Even if there was anything I forgot to copy, I dunno if the CPU/Mobo etc.. would boot up again after the CPU Pin problem, managed to bend some of them back in place but I don't wanna take any risks :P

     

    The plan (hoping it works with no major problems) is to get the new Ryzen CPU/Mobo/RAM/OS, build the PC into the case etc.., then plug in the USB Drive with Windows 10 on it and hope that I can install Windows 10 and reclaim some space on my hard drive :P And if that works which I seriously hope it does.. then hopefully I won't have to buy another HDD. It's no big deal if I have to but I'm just trying to save a bit of my budget lol.

    Sound like a good plan? o.O

  3. MEC-777

    MEC-777

    If you were able to straighten the pins on the CPU, then it should work like before. Worst case is it doesn't boot. That's pretty much it. You won't lose any data by trying it. ;) 

     

    Only other way I can see to do this on your existing HDD is to re-size the current partition (should retain all data currently there), then create a new partition and install windows on that. That way you *should* be able to access that re-sized partition still holding your previous data which you can then re-claim. After that, I would re-format the original partition to reclaim as much space as possible. 

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