Hello, I am going to be upgrading from my current Hard Drive to an SSD and I had a quick question that I hope you guys can help me with. I am going to be doing a clean install of Windows 7 and I was wondering if these are the steps I should be taking when I am installing my new SSD.
1. Plug in the SSD and upgrade the firmware with the corsair firmware updater.
2. Configure the registry so it will allow me to use AHCI, turn off computer and go into BIOS and change to AHCI Mode.
3. Change my boot priority to CDROM and put Windows 7 disk into Disk-Drive.
4. Turn off my computer and unplug my old Hard Drive.
5. Turn on computer and install windows.
Am I doing that right? After I install Windows 7 how do I format my old Hard Drive? on step 2 should I not change it to AHCI on my old Hard drive and just wait until I unplug my old Hard Drive then change my setting to AHCI with only my new SSD plugged in? Will my product key work before I format my old Hard Drive?
I really need some help with this and I will be picking a best answer
1. Plug in the SSD and upgrade the firmware with the corsair firmware updater.
2. Configure the registry so it will allow me to use AHCI, turn off computer and go into BIOS and change to AHCI Mode.
3. Change my boot priority to CDROM and put Windows 7 disk into Disk-Drive.
4. Turn off my computer and unplug my old Hard Drive.
5. Turn on computer and install windows.
Am I doing that right? After I install Windows 7 how do I format my old Hard Drive? on step 2 should I not change it to AHCI on my old Hard drive and just wait until I unplug my old Hard Drive then change my setting to AHCI with only my new SSD plugged in? Will my product key work before I format my old Hard Drive?
I really need some help with this and I will be picking a best answer