[SkillzKillz]

So here's the case:

• I have a 500gb Caviar Blue with Vista installed
• I have a 1TB Caviar Black used as a storage drive
• I have less than total 400gb of data

I'm looking to reformat and install Windows 7 on the 1TB caviar black. How can I do this?

I was thinking of transferring all the files on the 1TB black to the 500gb drive, then reformatting and installing on the 1TB black. But if I do this, will I still be able to access the files on the 500GB blue while I'm booted on the 1TB? Because at that point, I think both drives will be "master" drives, not slave.

 

[Bitemarks and bloodstains]

if you transfer the data to the 500GB drive and install 7 with both drives installed you will get a boot loader where you can choose which windows to boot, but if you install 7 with just the 1TB drive you can choose in BIOS which drive to boot from

 

[sn0man]

Whatever you boot from, will turn into your C: drive.

If you install 7 onto the 1TB Black, and boot from it, you'll have no problem accessing the data you moved over to the 500GB Blue.

 

[ep45-ds3l]

"Master and Slave"..?? Do people still use IDE..??

 

[SkillzKillz]

Thanks for the green light, problem solved. ^_^

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Originally Posted by ep45-ds3l "Master and Slave"..?? Do people still use IDE..??

Oh, LOL. I was thinking of my old PC with 30gb and 80gb IDE. D;

 

[Krusher33]

Quote:

Originally Posted by ep45-ds3l "Master and Slave"..?? Do people still use IDE..??

Yes?