How to add hard drive *SOLVED*

I got lost in the middle, but proper procedure is:

1. Think about what you are doing. Make sure that nothing you need is on the drive to be wiped. See step 3

2. Take out the drive that you don't want changed in any way, or at least disconnect the STA cable.

3. Be aware that:

a) After formatting the drive all your user info, my documents, pictures, e-mails, etc are gone unless you moved them to someplace else are gone.
b) See part under ===== on how to replace OS
c) All your programs, most of your games etc installed on 2nd drive will not work. You have to reinstall everything over itself to restore functionality. By over itself I mean in the exact same folder.


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My "start over" procedure was as follows:

1. Update BIOS

2. Prepare for Windows installation with USB tool
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/windows-usb-dvd-download-tool

3. Connect boot drive data cable to lowest numbered SATA port .... but don't connect:
-Ethernet cable
-SATA Data Cable for any other drives

4. Format C:\ and Install Windows to boot drive

5. Turn off Windows ability to install Hardware drivers
http://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/8013-windows-update-
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/82137-drivers-turn-off-automatic-driver-installation.html

6. Install all hardware drivers from original media in boxes See Item 7 below

7. Connect ethernet cable and run Windows Update till it stops doing anything

8. Install latest drivers for ALL hardware from manufacturers web sites. The reason we didn't do this in step 5 is 3 fold:
-Sometimes MoBo CD comes with licensed utilities with product key embedded and these are not on web site versions
-Its advisable to establish a working out of box conditions
-Sometimes newer drivers require latest Windows Updates

If you have a 2nd drive ....

9. Shut down and connect HD data cable to 2nd lowest numbered SATA port.

10. Boot to BIOS and make sure that SSD is the 1st boot device, if not fix it

11. Boot to Windows

12. Install RoG Real Bench. Run each of the 4 benchmarks twice, 2nd score will usually be significantly better. If anal like me, record the individual scores and average the 2nd thru 4th scores

13. If also concerned about GFX, can run a cupla Unigine GFX bechies
http://unigine.com/en/products/benchmarks

14. If ya have the utility, make a system image that you can restore if anything goes south from here.

15. Install all software from original media (again this is only for where have embedded license codes match media). Of course, not needed for free stuff and if ya have electronic license / download keys can skip this.

15. Use the "check for updates" feature and bring all software up to date

16. May want to do 14 and 15 in bunches and repeat steps 12-14 after each bunch

Skip 12 - 13 if you don't want to track system performance... 14 too if you don't make system images.