- Dec 27, 2013
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Hello all, I'm new to posting in these forums, so here's hoping that I get great help like I've seen elsewhere on this site..
I have just built my first (very) budget gaming PC ever, and it is working awesomely. However, I do have a problem regarding an older Hard drive. This will be the second Hard Disk Drive in the system, the other Hard Drive holding the OS (Win 7) and most of my files.
The new (or older) Hard Drive is from an older laptop that I had during high school. I really don't need or want any information on it from then, so I was wondering how I could wipe it completely. I would like to start over fresh and possibly use this as a platform from which to boot Windows 8 off of. As I understand it, haveing two OSes on the same disk can lead to trouble, so I was wondering if I could do this instead.
Here are my PC's specs if they really matter...
Computer
Computer Type ACPI x64-based PC
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate
OS Service Pack Service Pack 1
Internet Explorer 9.0.8112.16421 (IE 9.0)
DirectX DirectX 11.0
Computer Name FEES-PC
User Name Fees
Logon Domain Fees-PC
Date / Time 2013-12-27 / 01:09
Motherboard
CPU Type OctalCore AMD FX-8320, 3800 MHz (17.5 x 217)
Motherboard Name Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (2 PCI, 2 PCI-E x1, 2 PCI-E x16, 4 DDR3 DIMM, Audio, Gigabit LAN)
Motherboard Chipset AMD 970, AMD K15
System Memory 8092 MB (DDR3-1333 DDR3 SDRAM)
DIMM3: Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 4 GB DDR3-1333 DDR3 SDRAM (9-9-9-24 @ 666 MHz) (8-8-8-22 @ 592 MHz) (7-7-7-19 @ 518 MHz) (6-6-6-16 @ 444 MHz)
DIMM4: Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 4 GB DDR3-1333 DDR3 SDRAM (9-9-9-24 @ 666 MHz) (8-8-8-22 @ 592 MHz) (7-7-7-19 @ 518 MHz) (6-6-6-16 @ 444 MHz)
BIOS Type AMI (07/11/2013)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM1)
Display
Video Adapter AMD Radeon HD 7700 Series (1 GB)
Video Adapter AMD Radeon HD 7700 Series (1 GB)
Video Adapter AMD Radeon HD 7700 Series (1 GB)
Video Adapter AMD Radeon HD 7700 Series (1 GB)
3D Accelerator AMD Radeon HD 7770 (Cape Verde)
Monitor LG TV (190116843009)
Multimedia
Audio Adapter ATI Radeon HDMI @ AMD Cape Verde/Pitcairn/Curacao/Heathrow/Chelsea/Venus - High Definition Audio Controller
Audio Adapter Realtek ALC887 @ ATI SB900 - High Definition Audio Controller
Storage
IDE Controller AMD SATA Controller
Storage Controller DAEMON Tools Virtual SCSI Bus
Disk Drive ST1000DM 003-1CH162 SATA Disk Device (1000 GB, 7200 RPM, SATA-III)
Disk Drive TOSHIBA MK1637GSX SATA Disk Device (160 GB, 5400 RPM, SATA-II)
Optical Drive HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GH24NS95 SATA CdRom Device (DVD+R9:8x, DVD-R9:8x, DVD+RW:24x/8x, DVD-RW:24x/6x, DVD-RAM:5x, DVD-ROM:16x, CD:48x/24x/48x DVD+RW/DVD-RW/DVD-RAM)
SMART Hard Disks Status OK
Partitions
C: (NTFS) 931.4 GB (745.7 GB free)
E: (NTFS) 147.6 GB (17.3 GB free)
Total Size 1079.0 GB (763.0 GB free)
I have just built my first (very) budget gaming PC ever, and it is working awesomely. However, I do have a problem regarding an older Hard drive. This will be the second Hard Disk Drive in the system, the other Hard Drive holding the OS (Win 7) and most of my files.
The new (or older) Hard Drive is from an older laptop that I had during high school. I really don't need or want any information on it from then, so I was wondering how I could wipe it completely. I would like to start over fresh and possibly use this as a platform from which to boot Windows 8 off of. As I understand it, haveing two OSes on the same disk can lead to trouble, so I was wondering if I could do this instead.
Here are my PC's specs if they really matter...
Computer
Computer Type ACPI x64-based PC
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate
OS Service Pack Service Pack 1
Internet Explorer 9.0.8112.16421 (IE 9.0)
DirectX DirectX 11.0
Computer Name FEES-PC
User Name Fees
Logon Domain Fees-PC
Date / Time 2013-12-27 / 01:09
Motherboard
CPU Type OctalCore AMD FX-8320, 3800 MHz (17.5 x 217)
Motherboard Name Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 (2 PCI, 2 PCI-E x1, 2 PCI-E x16, 4 DDR3 DIMM, Audio, Gigabit LAN)
Motherboard Chipset AMD 970, AMD K15
System Memory 8092 MB (DDR3-1333 DDR3 SDRAM)
DIMM3: Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 4 GB DDR3-1333 DDR3 SDRAM (9-9-9-24 @ 666 MHz) (8-8-8-22 @ 592 MHz) (7-7-7-19 @ 518 MHz) (6-6-6-16 @ 444 MHz)
DIMM4: Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 4 GB DDR3-1333 DDR3 SDRAM (9-9-9-24 @ 666 MHz) (8-8-8-22 @ 592 MHz) (7-7-7-19 @ 518 MHz) (6-6-6-16 @ 444 MHz)
BIOS Type AMI (07/11/2013)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM1)
Display
Video Adapter AMD Radeon HD 7700 Series (1 GB)
Video Adapter AMD Radeon HD 7700 Series (1 GB)
Video Adapter AMD Radeon HD 7700 Series (1 GB)
Video Adapter AMD Radeon HD 7700 Series (1 GB)
3D Accelerator AMD Radeon HD 7770 (Cape Verde)
Monitor LG TV (190116843009)
Multimedia
Audio Adapter ATI Radeon HDMI @ AMD Cape Verde/Pitcairn/Curacao/Heathrow/Chelsea/Venus - High Definition Audio Controller
Audio Adapter Realtek ALC887 @ ATI SB900 - High Definition Audio Controller
Storage
IDE Controller AMD SATA Controller
Storage Controller DAEMON Tools Virtual SCSI Bus
Disk Drive ST1000DM 003-1CH162 SATA Disk Device (1000 GB, 7200 RPM, SATA-III)
Disk Drive TOSHIBA MK1637GSX SATA Disk Device (160 GB, 5400 RPM, SATA-II)
Optical Drive HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GH24NS95 SATA CdRom Device (DVD+R9:8x, DVD-R9:8x, DVD+RW:24x/8x, DVD-RW:24x/6x, DVD-RAM:5x, DVD-ROM:16x, CD:48x/24x/48x DVD+RW/DVD-RW/DVD-RAM)
SMART Hard Disks Status OK
Partitions
C: (NTFS) 931.4 GB (745.7 GB free)
E: (NTFS) 147.6 GB (17.3 GB free)
Total Size 1079.0 GB (763.0 GB free)
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