Replacing my my old HDDS with 1tb HDD ( trasnfer Windows or clean install)?

[3hunna]

Hey everybody so I am planning on replacing my HDDs with one single 1tb Seagate barracuda SATA III 7200rpm HDD I currently have two 250gb Western digital black SATA II 7200rpm HDDS in my pc so my question is will I need to do a clean install of the Windows? (I've Windows 10 x64 pro retail) or can I clone the Windows cause I've read somewhere about the cloning software what do yall prefer either way? & tell me both methods , If I choose to clean install the OS so I just format the old HDD in which the Windows is installed by inserting a Windows DVD or an USB stick & then booting from them & click on the partition where the Windows is installed & then format it ? or will I need to remove the Windows license key from CMD? & then remove my old HDDS then plug in the new HDD in my pc & plug it into the SATA III port with a SATA III cable ( they came with my mobo) <---- but before doing all that I'll need to download Windows 10 x64 setup from the Microsoft's site & use the Windows license key of Windows 10 that I've on the new HDD ?& yes I know I'll need to make partitions

& btw how much faster the loading times of the new HDDs be with the SATA III interface? compared to my current SATA II HDDs ( & yeah I know if I want faster loading times I'll need a SSD I am also planning on getting one after I get the 1tb HDD )

I also know when using multiple hard drives it can slow down the performance of the pc a little bit but it's not noticeable

 

[3hunna]

Common guys

 

[SuperSoph_WD]

Hey there, 3hunna!

It's always recommended to perform a fresh install of your OS when changing the booting hardware in your system. Cloning is the second best thing if you don't have the Windows installation media or you're simply too lazy to go through the hustle of re-installing. Since the OS was previously installed, you should be able to activate it once you go online. However, you'd need to unplug all other storage drives when you clean install onto the new HDD. Otherwise, you'd encounter an OS confusion which would lead to a lot of booting issues later on.
I'd advise you to follow the MS instructions and contact their support if you face any difficulties with the activation: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/support
Unfortunately, there isn't any noticeable difference between a SATA II and a SATA III-interfaced mechanical hard drives. The SATA II (3 Gb/s) transfer rate is about 300 MB/s and mechanical HDDs can't come close to reaching that bandwidth yet. Once you get an SSD, that's when you'd experience the difference in terms of transfer speeds. Solid-state drives are able to exceed the SATA II interface speed of 300 MB/s, reaching around ~ 500 MB/s , which is why they definitely need to be plugged into a SATA III port.

I hope I was able to answer your questions. Let me know if you need further assistance!
SuperSoph_WD

 

[3hunna]

Hey there, 3hunna!

It's always recommended to perform a fresh install of your OS when changing the booting hardware in your system. Cloning is the second best thing if you don't have the Windows installation media or you're simply too lazy to go through the hustle of re-installing. Since the OS was previously installed, you should be able to activate it once you go online. However, you'd need to unplug all other storage drives when you clean install onto the new HDD. Otherwise, you'd encounter an OS confusion which would lead to a lot of booting issues later on.
I'd advise you to follow the MS instructions and contact their support if you face any difficulties with the activation: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/support
Unfortunately, there isn't any noticeable difference between a SATA II and a SATA III-interfaced mechanical hard drives. The SATA II (3 Gb/s) transfer rate is about 300 MB/s and mechanical HDDs can't come close to reaching that bandwidth yet. Once you get an SSD, that's when you'd experience the difference in terms of transfer speeds. Solid-state drives are able to exceed the SATA II interface speed of 300 MB/s, reaching around ~ 500 MB/s , which is why they definitely need to be plugged into a SATA III port.

I hope I was able to answer your questions. Let me know if you need further assistance!
SuperSoph_WD

After doing some research & reading reviews about Seagate HDDs I don't think I'll be buying one as I seen a lot of people complain about their HDDs failing & getting bad sectors quickly where as my both WD black were used when I bought them & till this day I've yet to get a bad sector so anyway I'll just buy a WD10EZEX 1tb WD blue 7200rpm sata iii HDD & as far as for transferring the OS I'll use a cloning software i.e AOMEI Backupper Technician Plus so that I don't have to go through all that work & I should make a recovery repair disk just in case I run into any problems & also I'll need to connect the new HDD > then make partitions in it > then clone the Windows onto one of the partition > then disconnect the old HDDs > then boot the system with only the new HDD & if it doesn't boots to the Windows I'll probably need to go to the BIOS & set the proper disk in the BIOS & after I am in the desktop screen I'll need to open Disk management & rename the partition to C drive if it didn't get re named to that by default & also re arrange the partition size if the new partition is not the correct size

 

[3hunna]

The cloning didn't work I mean when I booted up with the new HDD after doing all that it gave me a blue screen error saying Windows needs to be repaired or what ever so anyway I downloaded the Windows 10 from Media creation tool or what ever & then made an USB install disk & used it to install my Windows onto the new HDD & download & reinstalled my softwares So I booted up my pc with the old HDDs & I didn't had to go to BIOS it started normally & in my computer/This pc I saw the old partition where the Windows was installed on the previous HDD it got renamed as ''Local Disk I'' I went to disk management & deleted it & backed up my data from the old HDDs onto the new one & then formatted all old HDDs partitions & then un plugged & removed the old HDDs as I don't need them I'll sell them & add some more cash & buy a 250gb SSD 😀