Upgrading PC with higher capacity SSD

[core37]

Upgrading my PC after 3 years i have a couple of questions regarding my storage

I have 3 drives, a Kingston SSD and two seagate Barracuda's 500gb and 1tb. Currently I have windows 7 installed on the SSD

Note* I dont mind having everything deleted on my Kingston SSD

Purchased a Crucial MX300 525GB and I also have a key for Windows 10 Edu Version

1. Will installing fresh windows 10 on the Crucial SSD delete anything on my two hard disk drives?

2. Can I access all my data from my two hard drive disk after the fresh install?

4. Can I partition my SSD when installing windows 10 so I can allocate the os to certain portion of the SSD

3 Any tips on installing a fresh windows on the Asus Maximus VI (like boot order etc..)

Thanks in advance

 

[Barty1884]

1. Nothing will be deleted from your HDDs. You can disconnect both HDDs before installing for added peace of mind.

2. Yes & No. Data - music, movies etc, absolutely. If you have any programs etc installed to your HDDs though, you'l have to reinstall. You can map your steam library directory over.

3. Yes, you can partition.

There's nothing really unique to your motherboard etc. I would suggest wiping the Kingston SSD if you intend to keep it attached though, to avoid the (slight) potential for boot problems in future. Your MX300 should be set to boot priorty #1 - you can do that before you install your OS, and just use the "boot override" feature (probably F8) to select your bootable USB to install Windows.

 

[core37]

1. Nothing will be deleted from your HDDs. You can disconnect both HDDs before installing for added peace of mind.

2. Yes & No. Data - music, movies etc, absolutely. If you have any programs etc installed to your HDDs though, you'l have to reinstall. You can map your steam library directory over.

3. Yes, you can partition.

There's nothing really unique to your motherboard etc. I would suggest wiping the Kingston SSD if you intend to keep it attached though, to avoid the (slight) potential for boot problems in future. Your MX300 should be set to boot priorty #1 - you can do that before you install your OS, and just use the "boot override" feature (probably F8) to select your bootable USB to install Windows.

Good to hear that nothing gets deleted. This means I can keep program executable files like Nvidia drivers and motherboard drivers on HDD and then install everything from there

I can redownload most of my games fairly quickly so i'm good on that front

Should I just disconnect or wipe the Kingston SSD before installing the OS or leave it on just in case something goes wrong with installation of windows.

 

[Barty1884]

Personally, I'd keep the OS on the Kingston until you're up & running on the Crucial. I'd disconnect it though to avoid any potnetial hiccups during the install process.

 

[core37]

Personally, I'd keep the OS on the Kingston until you're up & running on the Crucial. I'd disconnect it though to avoid any potential hiccups during the install process.

ok i'm going to start the process once my ram and gpu come in on saturday

Thanks for the quick reply man really helpfull