How to reset old HDD for new pc

[Worst_Day]

Ok so i will be upgrading my pc soon (mobo/cpu/psu/gpu) but I want to use the same HDD in my old system.
But how would i reset the hdd fully for it to work on a new pc?

 

[USAFRet]

Ok so i will be upgrading my pc soon (mobo/cpu/psu/gpu) but I want to use the same HDD in my old system.
But how would i reset the hdd fully for it to work on a new pc?

Probably need a full OS reinstall.
Might need a whole new OS.

 

[Worst_Day]

Ok so i will be upgrading my pc soon (mobo/cpu/psu/gpu) but I want to use the same HDD in my old system.
But how would i reset the hdd fully for it to work on a new pc?

Probably need a full OS reinstall.
Might need a whole new OS.

Ye I will be reinstalling windows, but what do I do before I take apart my current pc with the HDD? just unplug it?

 

[USAFRet]

Ok so i will be upgrading my pc soon (mobo/cpu/psu/gpu) but I want to use the same HDD in my old system.
But how would i reset the hdd fully for it to work on a new pc?

Probably need a full OS reinstall.
Might need a whole new OS.

Ye I will be reinstalling windows, but what do I do before I take apart my current pc with the HDD? just unplug it?

Nothing special needed.
During the install, when it asks where, go to Custom
Delete ALL existing partitions, and let Windows install to the whole drive space. It will create what it needs.

 

[bwen1]

Assuming you meant format by saying reset, use DBAN to format the drive and then reinstall os on it.