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FrostyClive

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I'm assembling a new computer tomorrow. I'll be taking my old SSD/HDD, and putting it in my new computer. I have my OS installed on my SSD, and all my games and stuff on my HDD. Will my HDD save all of my files if I install my new OS onto my SSD?
 
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Clive, Gaobr has the info. To put in my opinion i recommend reinstalling Windows and programs/games. It takes time but it gives absolute assurity that theres stable operation.

Backup your data including your save games (make a note of the location - google if youre not sure)
Reinstall everything and put the save games back into their location.
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Hi Clive,

You might run into a couple of problems here. First, you SSD must be set as the boot drive, but since it is a new computer with new motherboard etc it will have a problem with drivers and most likely bluescreen. This is because windows prepares a Hardware Abstraction Layer for your motherboard and other hardware. You can reset your HAL but you must do it on your old computer just before you switch it off for the last time.
More info on this here: http://superuser.com/questions/54300/booting-a-windows-7-installation-on-different-hardware
There are many other articles about this if you google something like windows 7 HAL reset. Assuming you have windows 7, which you didnt specify.

You games etc should be unaffected on your HDD (lets assume d drive.)
But if you dont get your SSD boot drive working then you will have to reinstall windows on your SSD which means it will not know about the games installed on your d drive (HDD). So basically without doing the HAL sysprep thing as per that article you will lose your installations (sometimes it works but rarely in my experience), but your data and save games will be salvagable, but I think you would want it to work out of the box. You will also need to make sure that the drive letters assigned to your drives will be exactly the same as on your old PC. If your HDD was drive G and windows for some reason assigned D to it after the move then you need to change that back to the way it was (G).

Hope this helps,
Gabor
 
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Clive, Gaobr has the info. To put in my opinion i recommend reinstalling Windows and programs/games. It takes time but it gives absolute assurity that theres stable operation.

Backup your data including your save games (make a note of the location - google if youre not sure)
Reinstall everything and put the save games back into their location.
 
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I have windows 10 on my SSD. So, should I just google Windows 10 HAL reset?

And once I have my SSD set up, my hard drive will essentially be plug n play, so long as my SSD is marked C and HDD is marked D, like they are now?
 
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So, what do I do to my actual drives? Is there a factory reset?
 
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Oh you can but for 90% of people i recommend the reinstall route. I know how to do it but im pedantic as all hell. i reinstall for peace of mind.

During Win 10 installtion (at the start you will be given option) delete old partitions and windows will make a new one to install itself on
 
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Ok. So after I have it all hooked up and powered on, I install windows onto my ssd and my hdd will have everything off of it?

Aha! ok, I just saw your edit. Thank you!
 
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Unplug the HDD. plug it back in after you have installed windows.
Make sure you copy all your work and save game data off the SSD first. Each game has its own location. They will be all over the place.

Once the HDD is back in , delete directories of uninstalled programs and games before reinstalling them. Im not sure what size SSD you have but ideally you want to have programs & games installed to the SSD. HDD for slow media playback and storage.

 
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