Running OS off of new SSD and want to erase old HDD and use for mass storage

coryg23

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Sorry I am new to building computers and this forum.

I recently bought a new SSD and I want to run Windows 8.1 and all my programs off of it. Currently my OS and storage is running off of a single HDD. I am wanting to do a clean install on my SSD and and then connect the old HDD and erase it and create some folders on it to point folders like my music, videos, and pictures to it. I believe this is how it works?

So the question is how do I delete everything off of that first hard drive once I install windows on the new SSD?

Thanks in advance and I am sorry if this question has been asked before.