Need some advice on doing a clean OS install on a new SSD

JClapper22

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Hey guys,

This is probably an easy thing for most of you, but I haven't worked much with PC storage devices before, outside of the initial installation when building my gaming PC so I could use a little help.

I bought a new SSD on which I want to do a fresh install of Windows 8. Seems simple enough, but what if I want to move my old spinning hard drive to a secondary slot just as a data storage device? What is the best way to do this? Do I need to remove Windows from the old drive first? My plan is to uninstall all programs from the old drive before I do anything and go from there.

Thanks so much for any tips!
 

kccp

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You would install your ssd. Insert your windows installation media. Install windows on your ssd. Then make sure your ssd is set as the first boot drive. Once you are in windows your other harddrive will show as another drive. At that point you could format it or do whatever you would like to it.