Installing Windows 7 on an SSD

[Honeydiddle]

Hey guys,

Pretty noob question but i have a 1TB Hdd and am about to install Windows 7 onto my 128GB SSD, do i just plug in the SSD and chuck the disk in? Or do i have to change the boot order?

Thanks for the help in advance

 

[Knufire]

I'd unplug the HDD. Boot off the Windows 7 CD and just select the empty 128GB drive.

 

[Honeydiddle]

Thanks, thats what i was thinking i should do, once i have windows 7 running on the SSD and i have the 1TB plugged in again, will it boot from the SSD or the 1tb as they both have a OS on it untill i can format the 1TB?

 

[Operant]

You can set the boot order in your motherboard's bios or use the boot option to select the SSD as the drive to boot from. Then it is just a matter of wiping the HDD or doing whatever you want with it.

 

[nightelph]

^ Yep, this is what I do. OS on fast SSD, large HDD attached for multimedia storage.

 

[NeRealais]

Sorry for bumping this topic, but I have similar question. How to properly format old system drive after new one has been installed on ssd?

 

[redduc900]

You can format the HDD any number of ways, either from the Recovery Options menu--> Command Prompt, the Disk Management snap-in (dskmgmt.msc), an elevated command prompt, or the right-click context menu--> Format option.