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set up a SSD and a HDD as master/slave

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There will be an option in the BIOS to select the primary boot device, but usually the BIOS will detect that there's no OS installed on the HDD and will automatically go to the SSD.

 

 

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Hello,

in a few weeks i might buy a 1TB HDD for my pc which im just gonna use for data. for my OS and other stuff i'm currently using a Kingston UV400 120GB SSD. but how can i set up a SSD as master and a HDD as slave? i think i have to do this somewhere at the BIOS menu, but i'm not sure

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You just have to make sure you install windows on the ssd. To make sure you can unplug the hdd while you install windows. It will automatically be configured when you get to the desktop. Sometimes the drive won't be formatted so you'll need to go to disk management (win + x → disk management) right click drive and format

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1 minute ago, Hugs12343 said:

You just have to make sure you install windows on the ssd.

i have Windows 10 on the SSD. so when i eventually plug in the HDD (when my Pc is off, of course) will the HDD automatically be set as a slave?

 

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Yes, this process is very painless today, install on 1 drive, plug in other drives and they are functional and good to go after you go into disk management and create new volume and all that.

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It's done automatically, simply plug it in and format it in windows and your good to go.

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Thankfully times have improved the process of drive installation.  It's not like the old days of IDE drives where the master drive was connected to the slot on the end of the cable and the slave was connected to the slot in the middle of the cable.  And no longer is there a jumper on the business end of the drive where the user had to indicate whether the drive was master or slave.  Install your operating system with only the SSD installed and connected.  Then after that process is complete, then you can go ahead and connect your other drive(s).

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Dun Dun DUUUN !!!!

Have no fear, HIM is here.

 

There will be an option in the BIOS to select the primary boot device, but usually the BIOS will detect that there's no OS installed on the HDD and will automatically go to the SSD.

 

 

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You're clearly used AOL to load the forum, because this is a question from 2002.  Setting slave and master isn't a step in modern computers.

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