Adding old HDD to new PC

Spiretec · August 12, 2016

Hello everyone,

I have an old HDD from my previous computer which contains some games,photos videos etc. It was the only HDD in my last computer so it had windows 7 chrome steam and all stuff like that. I am running Windows 10 in my current rig and i wish to add the old one as a new HDD. I have the following queries.

1. Will it be as easy as just putting it in the HDD mount, connecting the wires and on booting i will have it as a Local Disk (x) on My Computer ( just like using a pendrive) or do i have to configure it in anyway?

2. Will it create any problems with the current software in my PC like Chrome and Steam? Do i need to uninstall all the Installer apps for steam and chrome? and do i have to delete my old steam folder?

3.If i do have to configure the drive can i set it as a separate Local Disk (x) of full 1 tb without it conflicting with my current HDD in anyway? Also please share any article or videos on how to configure it since it may be troublesome to explain the whole process :). Also if i do manage to add it as a single 1 tb Local Disk (x) what will happen to the all the Local Disk ( in my case C, D and E)? Will it be a subdivision to the main Local Disk? or will all the data will go hotch potch in it?

Note- My old rig is completely intact and in working condition. So is there any preparation i should do before i shift it to the new rig to avoid any problems? (like delete the C drive ((windows)) in it?)

Thanks in advance

SageOfSpice · August 12, 2016

Pretty much just slap it in, yup. It may try to boot off it depending on how you've got your bios set up, so just make sure you boot into the correct one.

Poohl · August 12, 2016

Just plug it in and make sure, It doesn't boot on that drive (goto BIOS and set the Boot prioritiy of that drive to a value lower than your Win10 drive).

MrDrWho13 · August 12, 2016

Everything should be fine. Plug it in and Windows 10 will assign a new drive letter to it. You can access the files and they won't interfere with your current programs because your current programs are based on files on your current HDD/SSD.

MrDrWho13 · August 12, 2016

If you find you want to use the old HDD for storage in the future, follow these instructions to make Windows 10 automatically assign the correct paths and stuff: