Hi everyone,
I'm currently building a new PC and am intending to use a brand-new 120Gb SSD for my boot drive, i.e. solely for Windows 7 and possibly any essential programs.
Thing is, I have an old HDD that served as the boot drive in my old PC, but I would like to use it as a storage drive in the new one. I have an old (relatively speaking) 256Gb SSD in the old PC as well, but it was only used for games, meaning there was no OS installed on it. I know I have to mount the fresh SSD and install the OS on it, but here's where it gets a little more fuzzy for me:
1) Will I be able to transfer the old SSD used only for games into the new PC without needing to format it?
2) How should I go about removing the OS from the old HDD such that I can use it as storage in the new PC?
I'll admit, these seem pretty basic-level questions, but I'm quite confused by some of the instructions given across the rest of the forum.
In any case, thanks very much for your time and assistance!
I'm currently building a new PC and am intending to use a brand-new 120Gb SSD for my boot drive, i.e. solely for Windows 7 and possibly any essential programs.
Thing is, I have an old HDD that served as the boot drive in my old PC, but I would like to use it as a storage drive in the new one. I have an old (relatively speaking) 256Gb SSD in the old PC as well, but it was only used for games, meaning there was no OS installed on it. I know I have to mount the fresh SSD and install the OS on it, but here's where it gets a little more fuzzy for me:
1) Will I be able to transfer the old SSD used only for games into the new PC without needing to format it?
2) How should I go about removing the OS from the old HDD such that I can use it as storage in the new PC?
I'll admit, these seem pretty basic-level questions, but I'm quite confused by some of the instructions given across the rest of the forum.
In any case, thanks very much for your time and assistance!