Questions about reinstalling windows

[Klwdie]

I have 3 questions
Is resetting your pc within windows less effective than using the media installation tool?
Is there any place I can back up my 600 GB of information (from my hdd not my ssd (boot) or will I have to buy a new drive?
Will this wipe my HDD as well and if not how do I go about doing that (windows on my ssd is linked in some ways to my hdd through directories.) Also if it is not wiped will I lose the data linked in those windows directories and will it still cause the issue to persist? (the issue being the motherboard software causing framedrops in games)

I'd like to add I have defaulted every setting in the bios as well as nvidia control panel with the issue still occurring so this is the only way to go about this.

[Guiltyxz]

The best way is to completely blank your drive, and reinstall from a USB/CD (you can blank your drive during installation). It shouldnt affect your other drive but if you want to be on the safe side disconnect it.

[Klwdie]

5 minutes ago, josbeph83 said:

The best way is to completely blank your drive, and reinstall from a USB/CD (you can blank your drive during installation). It shouldnt affect your other drive but if you want to be on the safe side disconnect it.

I want to clear the other drive (my hdd) because that is probably the best way to be sure the mobo software is gone but I'm not sure where I can back it up. Also I'm afraid if I don't wipe it, it might be corrupted even if I unplug it because the directory will no longer be valid

[Guiltyxz]

7 minutes ago, Klwdie said:

I want to clear the other drive (my hdd) because that is probably the best way to be sure the mobo software is gone but I'm not sure where I can back it up. Also I'm afraid if I don't wipe it, it might be corrupted even if I unplug it because the directory will no longer be valid

Get a 1tb or 2tb (cant remember how much it is) iCloud storage thingy for a month (like £2.50 to £5) and put your stuff on that, then move it off when your done.

[kb5zue]

Like mentioned above, you could do a backup to the cloud but with 600GB it might take a few minutes.

[Klwdie]

Another question then, if the drive is not wiped after the re installation how do I go about doing that?

[Guiltyxz]

1 minute ago, Klwdie said:

Another question then, if the drive is not wiped after the re installation how do I go about doing that?

Just open up the iCloud drive (or whatever you use) app and just tell it to backup those folders and files

[Klwdie]

1 minute ago, josbeph83 said:

Just open up the iCloud drive (or whatever you use) app and just tell it to backup those folders and files

This doesn't help with wiping the drive

[Guiltyxz]

12 minutes ago, Klwdie said:

This doesn't help with wiping the drive

Sorry, bit of a dumb move.

[GoodBytes]

4 hours ago, Klwdie said:

I have 3 questions
Is resetting your pc within windows less effective than using the media installation tool?

Same. It uses a stored image of the system setup.

So if you have a pre-build system from like Dell, HP, etc. it will restore to factory.

 

 

4 hours ago, Klwdie said:

Is there any place I can back up my 600 GB of information (from my hdd not my ssd (boot) or will I have to buy a new drive?

Buy a new drive, or use cloud storage. If you have Office 365, then you have 1TB of space. Please note that they are limitations per files size.

 

4 hours ago, Klwdie said:

Will this wipe my HDD as well and if not how do I go about doing that (windows on my ssd is linked in some ways to my hdd through directories.)

Depends on the options you pick. Windows will not affect your files on other drives/partitions. Only things located on the C:\ drive.

 

 

4 hours ago, Klwdie said:

Also if it is not wiped will I lose the data linked in those windows directories and will it still cause the issue to persist? (the issue being the motherboard software causing framedrops in games)

If you mean you used the relocation of Document, Download, etc folders, to point from the original position, those won't be touch.

 

4 hours ago, Klwdie said:

I'd like to add I have defaulted every setting in the bios as well as nvidia control panel with the issue still occurring so this is the only way to go about this.

Default settings in the BIOS does not mean the correct settings. It also does not mean that faulty hardware will be fixed either.

[Klwdie]

19 minutes ago, GoodBytes said:

Default settings in the BIOS does not mean the correct settings. It also does not mean that faulty hardware will be fixed either.

will reinstalling windows fix this?

 

 

20 minutes ago, GoodBytes said:

Same. It uses a stored image of the system setup.

So if you have a pre-build system from like Dell, HP, etc. it will restore to factory.

not sure what you mean (no i dont have a prebuilt) but you say its the same so I'll assume so

 

21 minutes ago, GoodBytes said:

Default settings in the BIOS does not mean the correct settings. It also does not mean that faulty hardware will be fixed either.

not sure if this is in direct reference to me reinstalling windows or not but my brother told me he experienced this before with motherboard software and reinstalling windows fixed it

last question if the hdd (2nd drive) is not touched how can I go about wiping it 

[GoodBytes]

3 minutes ago, Klwdie said:

will reinstalling windows fix this?

Fix the motherboard software, where when installed/run it slows down your games?

I doubt it. Why do you need the motherboard software? What does it do?

 

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not sure what you mean (no i dont have a prebuilt) but you say its the same so I'll assume so

I don't know your setup, I odn't know what you did with your system. I don't have a history.

But like I said, it is the same. So pick the one you want.

 

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not sure if this is in direct reference to me reinstalling windows or not but my brother told me he experienced this before with motherboard software and reinstalling windows fixed it

Ok, try it.

 

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last question if the hdd (2nd drive) is not touched how can I go about wiping it 

Wiping the 2nd drive? Why? I mean it is your data... you do want you want. Just have backups if you have no idea what are the implications of doing things so that you don't need to build a time machine and undo things. But because you asked, simply right-click on the drive letter in Windows of your 2nd drive, pick "Format", and pick start. There is no undo. All data will be permanently gone.

[Klwdie]

10 minutes ago, GoodBytes said:

Fix the motherboard software, where when installed/run it slows down your games?

I doubt it. Why do you need the motherboard software? What does it do?

Well ever since I installed it I've had framedrops and uninstalling it hasnt help and I'm not the only one who has experienced this (I just wanted to change some rgb) Also I mean if it will fix any of the changes it may have made?

 

10 minutes ago, GoodBytes said:

Wiping the 2nd drive? Why? I mean it is your data... you do want you want. Just have backups if you have no idea what are the implications of doing things so that you don't need to build a time machine and undo things.

didnt really answer my question of how to wipe the drive but I just want to do this to be sure the software is gone if that is the cause

[homeap5]

First off all - you don't need to format your second drive - unplug it while installing Windows and that's all. Your second drive contains files, not system informations. After system install on SSD, your HDD will be just storage drive, even if you have some programs on it - all info from registry will be gone, so delete unwanted files will be enough.

 

Second - if you have some problems with system, describe them. Reinstalling system is not the best way to fix problems, it's more like mindless workaround. People here may help you resolve your system problems. For sure DO NOT reinstall Windows if you have hardware problems - it may cause even worse problems. For example - if you have problems with BSOD related to ram, your whole installation may be bad or not work at all. At least now you have working system that can help you with diagnose problems - you have even viewer, minidumps etc.

 

And as @GoodBytes said, default BIOS settings are not the best settings. Resetting everything is not the way to made your computer works better. Basically, if you don't use OC, then BIOS settings works (if your system boots) or not. It may affect USB detection, drives configuration, sometimes speed (IDE mode instead of AHCI) or external devices configuration (disabled printer port etc.). But default settings is like 50/50 if you have no experience with configuring BIOS - it may fix your bad settings or delete your good settings.

 

Framedrops are mostly related to drivers, so focus on them. Install previous version of NVidia drivers (even from few months ago) if you have problems with framedrop in new ones and compare results. And leave your system as is - installing new system makes more problems than resolves. At least in your case if you have no experience.