Question Disconnect internal HD

[rockerrb3]

I have 2 internal HDs:
1 1 TB SSD
and
1 500 GB SATA HD.

I have gotten everything I want off of the old 500 GB drive and reformatted it and now I want to disconnect it so that the computer will run faster, but how do I tell which is which? Do I need to open up the case and physically disconnect it or is there a simpler way to do so using Windows 10. I don't want the computer to be spinning the drive from time to time and slowing down my computer.

 

[USAFRet]

I have 2 internal HDs:
1 1 TB SSD
and
1 500 GB SATA HD.

I have gotten everything I want off of the old 500 GB drive and reformatted it and now I want to disconnect it so that the computer will run faster, but how do I tell which is which? Do I need to open up the case and physically disconnect it or is there a simpler way to do so using Windows 10. I don't want the computer to be spinning the drive from time to time and slowing down my computer.

Yes...physically open the case.
See which is which.

But...the computer will not "run faster", unless the HDD is failing.

 

[rockerrb3]

How do I determine which HD is which? I don't want to disconnect the wrong one.

 

[USAFRet]

How do I determine which HD is which? I don't want to disconnect the wrong one.

The 1TB SSD is a 2.5" form factor.
The HDD is probably 3.5"

Physically larger.

Also, look at the actual printing on the label.

But, having a functional HDD is not a factor in the system slowing down.

 

[rockerrb3]

That helps, but I am always hearing the computer spinning up the internal 500 GB drive from time to time. I thought that if I disconnected it then it would speed up the computer.

 

[USAFRet]

That helps, but I am always hearing the computer spinning up the internal 500 GB drive from time to time. I thought that if I disconnected it then it would speed up the computer.

Yes, it may spin up and down.
But it will not impact any actual performance of the system.

 

[rockerrb3]

OK, i'll just leave it as is.