[SOLVED] How do i format my HDD so i can Install new Windows 11/10 on SSD

[lolcoolpro.123]

My PC only had 1TB HDD and it's almost full, So I just buy a new 256 GB SSD to make my PC Faster. The Question is How do i format my HDD and Install Windows On SSD Step by Step? and what do i Need?
(i currently use Windows 11)

 

[SkyNetRising]

Connect only SSD, disconnect HDD.
Install windows on SSD.
Reconnect HDD and do whatever you want with it - clean/partition/format.

 

[Colif]

download the 2nd link here and use it to make a Win 11 Installer on USB - https://www.microsoft.com/software-download/windows11
take old hdd out of PC
put SSD
boot from installer and put win 11 on the ssd. Once it boots fine, you can put hdd back in.
follow this guide: follow this guide: https://forums.tomshardware.com/faq/how-to-do-a-clean-installation-of-windows-10.3170366/

 

[lolcoolpro.123]

Connect only SSD, disconnect HDD.
Install windows on SSD.
Reconnect HDD and do whatever you want with it - clean/partition/format.

I Have 2 Partition on my HDD C: and D: , what happen if i reconnect my HDD? will my HDD become D: and E: or it'll overwrite my SSD?

 

[Lafong]

I Have 2 Partition on my HDD C: and D: , what happen if i reconnect my HDD? will my HDD become D: and E: or it'll overwrite my SSD?

The SSD will remain as C and will NOT be overwritten. The partitions on your HDD will have other drive letters.

The important point is to boot from the USB installer with ONLY THE SSD CONNECTED when you begin the installation.

Re-connect the HDD only AFTER the PC boots with just the SSD connected and all appears to be OK.

 

[SkyNetRising]

Partitions on newly connected drive will receive next available drive letters.
Nothing gets overwritten.

 

[lolcoolpro.123]

Okay Thanks for the help guys

 

[TerryLaze]

The SSD will remain as C and will NOT be overwritten. The partitions on your HDD will have other drive letters.

The important point is to boot from the USB installer with ONLY THE SSD CONNECTED when you begin the installation.

Re-connect the HDD only AFTER the PC boots with just the SSD connected and all appears to be OK.

Okay Thanks for the help guys

You still have to go into bios and set the new ssd as the first boot device, otherwise if the hdd is on a lower sata port it might still boot from the old hdd.