- May 26, 2017
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I just recent put my first gaming PC together (with help from a friend) using all new parts and so far, I only have one SSD (240 GB) hooked up and installed (I put a new copy of Windows 10 on it). Although I plan to eventually get another, larger SSD, I would also like to have some extra storage for stuff like music, pictures, documents, etc. Now I do have a 1 TB HDD left over from my previous PC (about 2 1/2 to 3 years old) but everything from that PC is still on the HDD (OS, files, and I assume the drivers). I forgot to format it because I'm new to this and I didn't think ahead in that area. But I'd still like to add and use it as a secondary drive.
So my question is: Can I safely hook my old HDD up to my new PC without causing any issues and simply format it so I have a clean drive to fill up with content? Or could I add the HDD, keep the files (music, documents, pics, etc.) and somehow uninstall Windows and the drivers from it and re-use what's on there without having to reacquire everything? If so, how would I go about that? Would I have to do it through the BIOS or boot menu or something else? Also, would I be safe re-using the old SATA data cable from the previous PC, or should I just use the last remaining SATA data cable I got from my new PSU, which is modular? My old PC's PSU wasn't modular. I ask that because I've heard some nightmare stories about people swapping PSU's from system to system, so I'm not sure if something similar would apply here.
So my question is: Can I safely hook my old HDD up to my new PC without causing any issues and simply format it so I have a clean drive to fill up with content? Or could I add the HDD, keep the files (music, documents, pics, etc.) and somehow uninstall Windows and the drivers from it and re-use what's on there without having to reacquire everything? If so, how would I go about that? Would I have to do it through the BIOS or boot menu or something else? Also, would I be safe re-using the old SATA data cable from the previous PC, or should I just use the last remaining SATA data cable I got from my new PSU, which is modular? My old PC's PSU wasn't modular. I ask that because I've heard some nightmare stories about people swapping PSU's from system to system, so I'm not sure if something similar would apply here.
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