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HardStroke
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i have hdd with windows 7 on it and i have another hdd which i backed up all of my important things

i bought a ssd to install windows on

if im disconnecting all of my drives except the ssd and installing windows on it

and then reconnecting them and boot up the pc will the old windows os get in the way of the new one?

and if ill reconnect my backed up hdd will i have to wipe it to get window to recognize it?

thanks

"I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times." - Bruce Lee

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32 minutes ago, HardStroke said:

i have hdd with windows 7 on it and i have another hdd which i backed up all of my important things

i bought a ssd to install windows on

if im disconnecting all of my drives except the ssd and installing windows on it

and then reconnecting them and boot up the pc will the old windows os get in the way of the new one?

and if ill reconnect my backed up hdd will i have to wipe it to get window to recognize it?

thanks

As long as your BIOS is set to boot to the new drive, you will have no issues.

And no need to wipe any drive to have the new windows see them. They will do it automatically.

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Make sure you boot up with just the SSD, then goto bios and read the name of the drive.
Then when you plug in the others you can make sure in the boot order the SSD comes first. ;)

When i ask for more specs, don't expect me to know the answer!
I'm just helping YOU to help YOURSELF!
(The more info you give the easier it is for others to help you out!)

Not willing to capitulate to the ignorance of the masses!

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32 minutes ago, Radium_Angel said:

As long as your BIOS is set to boot to the new drive, you will have no issues.

And no need to wipe any drive to have the new windows see them. They will do it automatically.

mmmmmmmmmmmm you mean windows will wipe them automatically or recognize them and wont wipe them?

"I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times." - Bruce Lee

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Just now, HardStroke said:

mmmmmmmmmmmm you mean windows will wipe them automatically or recognize them and wont wipe them?

Like @Radium_Angel Said, no.
It will just recognize them and leave the contents up to you to do with as you please.

When i ask for more specs, don't expect me to know the answer!
I'm just helping YOU to help YOURSELF!
(The more info you give the easier it is for others to help you out!)

Not willing to capitulate to the ignorance of the masses!

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1 hour ago, HanZie82 said:

Like @Radium_Angel Said, no.
It will just recognize them and leave the contents up to you to do with as you please.

ok thanks

if i'll leave my hdd with windows 7 and boot up the ssd with a new os will it cause issues?

"I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times." - Bruce Lee

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