***Alright, good to hear. So about my HD, when I boot my system for the first time and it asks how I want to configure Windows, Would I just set it up as if it were a brand new HD or will that wipe it and delete all of my stuff?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsyxM_j3Y4U
This is the video I will be using to assemble my PC. Towards the end, he shows how to boot it up and install Windows. Should I follow his instructions exactly despite him having a brand new HD in his system is what I'm asking.***
Assemble your comp then boot into BIOS, set optimized defaults then set it up, the memory and whatever else needs to be set up, save and exit. If you syspreped the HDD, just boot up and follow the instructions above.
If not windows install will delete all and format the drive and install windows. Save the stuff that you do not want to lose. on another hdd, USB drive or DVD disks before installing windows. You should probably save everything even if you sysprep the HDD just in case something goes wrong.