Question Install M.2 Drive with Windows.

[RobK92]

In my old mobo I have a 1TB M.2 Drive with Windows. I want to use this drive as storage in my desktop.

Question is, do I just install it in my 2nd M.2 slot, power up the desktop and format the drive?

The M.2 drive is a Pcie gen 3 and my 2nd slot on my x570s tomahawk max wifi has support for Pcie 4th gen.

 

[USAFRet]

Yes, but not just "format".
That would leave behind the old boot partition.


Commandline function diskpart, and the clean command will wipe that entire drive.
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/format-hard-drive-command-prompt,37632.html

 

[RobK92]

Yes, but not just "format".
That would leave behind the old boot partition.


Commandline function diskpart, and the clean command will wipe that entire drive.
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/format-hard-drive-command-prompt,37632.html

Alright. Format and Commandline function diskpart.
So as long I don’t boot from that drive it’ll act as storage?

 

[USAFRet]

Alright. Format and Commandline function diskpart.
So as long I don’t boot from that drive it’ll act as storage?

Yes.

 

[RobK92]

Forgot to add. I also took a 2.5 SSD drive and just “plugged and played it”.
No format needed?

 

[USAFRet]

Forgot to add. I also took a 2.5 SSD drive and just “plugged and played it”.
No format needed?

Show us a screencap of your DIsk Management window.

 

[RobK92]

Show us a screencap of your DIsk Management window.

https://ibb.co/mbSRZ28

 

[USAFRet]

Disk 0 is the 2.5" SSD?
If so, no problem at all.

 

[RobK92]

Disk 0 is the 2.5" SSD?
If so, no problem at all.

Yes. Ok thanks.