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Using an old hard drive in a new computer...?
Well i've got an entirely new build, new gfx card, processor, ram, motherboard, power supply. I want to use my old hard drive in this new computer though, and i do NOT want to keep the old files. I just want an empty hard drive, that i can install windows 7 ultimate x64 on.
So what do i do?
( summary : delete all data off of old hard drive, put it in new build and install windows 7 x64, how? )
4 Answers
- Jeff PLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
Just boot from the Windows 7 DVD and select the hard drive. Just delete all the partitions then let the install automatically format the hard drive. Very simple.
- cenLv 71 decade ago
Yeah, why not? That shouldn't be a problem. People re-use hard drives all the time.
You ask "how?", but there's really no "how" to it. Just insert the Windows 7 installation disc, boot from it and format your disk. During the Windows 7 installation, your disk will be repartitioned, deleting the previous filesystem(s).
You can format it beforehand if you want, but it's probably not necessary. If you want to do that though, you can use any partitioner. If you don't already have a preference, I recommend gparted: http://gparted.sourceforge.net/
- 1 decade ago
Just put it in the new build and start the Windows 7 setup. During the setup process it will give you the option to wipe the disk before Windows 7 is installed.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
When you install Windows 7, you can delete old partitions and reformat the drive before the Windows 7 installation itself begins running .
