installing hard drive

[mark magak]

hello,how can you use a secondary hard drive without installing windows in it.and can i use it just as storage

[duncannah]

Yes, you can use another hard drive for data storage without having to install an operating system on it

[Tan3l6]

Can you be more specific?

As adding a (secondary) drive in your computer does not compel to install OS on it.

[aDoomGuy]

Just put it in the PC and connect the cables if it is SATA. Then start up Windows normally before you right click Start menu and choose Disk Management to open it in right click menu.

Locate your drive to initialize and create partition on it. 

[mark magak]

Just now, duncannah said:

Yes, you can use another hard drive for data storage without having to install an operating system on it

can you please help

 

[Tan3l6]

Just now, mark magak said:

can you please help

 

What is the problem specifically?

[aDoomGuy]

Just now, mark magak said:

can you please help

 

I provided you with a step by step guide, we can't do it for you.. Do you still require more assistance?

 

[mark magak]

2 minutes ago, Tan3l6 said:

Can you be more specific?

As adding a (secondary) drive in your computer does not compel to install OS on it.

i have a seagate sshd 1tb and it has windows in it but when i boot my pc they sometimes w=switch from the 1st hhd to the 2nd hhd but i want the first hhd to be the main one to boot

 

[mark magak]

3 minutes ago, aDoomGuy said:

Just put it in the PC and connect the cables if it is SATA. Then start up Windows normally before you right click Start menu and choose Disk Management to open it in right click menu.

Locate your drive to initialize and create partition on it. 

i already did it but how can i remove the os in it while its the secondary hhd or i just format

 

[mark magak]

2 minutes ago, aDoomGuy said:

I provided you with a step by step guide, we can't do it for you.. Do you still require more assistance?

 

its fine now i get it