[SOLVED] Did i screw up with a new M.2 SSD Windows installation?

[jozef161]

Hello guys,

So recently I purchased 970 EVO Plus M.2 NVMe SSD for my main gaming build. After installing it onto my motherboard, I unplugged my older SATA 2.5 inch SSDs that I intend to put into another machine. When turning the PC on for the first time with the new SSD I booted into Windows installation from a flash drive, but I did not format anything on the new M.2 disk when prompted prior to Windows installation, i did not create any partitions as I wanted to have everything in one 'C' partition, I simply just clicked 'install' when i saw that little white table which shows me that I have 1TB of unallocated space. However, I read somewhere that it was a mistake as formatting is necessary for optimal performance on a new SSD.

<deleted by moderator> My head spins if I imagine I'll have to go through the re-installation all over again.

What do you think?

 

[popatim]

NO that is exactly how to do it IMO. It creates several partitions for the various windows functions. Open up disk management and have a peek. System Reserved is where the PC actually boots from now. I'll let you google the rest if your interested in what they do.

 

[USAFRet]

The Windows install does all the formatting and partitioning it needs.
You did it just right.

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[jozef161]

Thanks guys! Now I can rest, I was beginning to worry I'd have to spend 6 hours straight re-installing all the drivers and software that I need.