HIt here folks new i5 rig coming on thursday,i will just skip to the question now here is my question bare with me, i have in this pc a 500gb hardrive that i want to put in my new system now its sata the rig i am getting has the following1 x 60gb ssd for windows 1x 1TB slave drivewhat i want to do is add my current hardrive from this pc into my new pc and from what i gather is its a simple remove from this pc, then connect the power cable on my new psu and plug the sata cable into one of my 3 remaining sata ports.then once this is done boot the pc like norma then go into system drive managment and the 500gb hardrive wont be allocated and its just a case of formatting it and bobs your uncle.is this all you need to do as i dont want to start mucking about with a day old £1700 computer and do something to cause a problemalso the 500gb will still have my old C drive boot until i reformat it when it is installed i take it my pc will just boot from my ssd like normal and then just do the above when it has loaded upthanks very muchhopefully get this sorted before pc is here im a little hesitant but want fsx on the 500gb hardrive with all addons should i be hesitant or just go and install the drive.if anyone knows the correct procedure or has a link for installing a additional slave drive or can post the correct procedure here it would be greatcheers,hayden walker

Hayden.You should be fine:

1. Remove the 500 GBy drive from your old pc,
2. Install it into your new PC,
3. Connect the power cable,
4. Connect the SATA cable,
5. Power-up the ne PC,
6. Re-format the 500 GBy drive
7. Allocate a new logical drive on your 500 GBy drive

Cheers,- jahman.

HIt here folks new i5 rig coming on thursday,i will just skip to the question now here is my question bare with me, i have in this pc a 500gb hardrive that i want to put in my new system now its sata the rig i am getting has the following1 x 60gb ssd for windows 1x 1TB slave drivewhat i want to do is add my current hardrive from this pc into my new pc and from what i gather is its a simple remove from this pc, then connect the power cable on my new psu and plug the sata cable into one of my 3 remaining sata ports.then once this is done boot the pc like norma then go into system drive managment and the 500gb hardrive wont be allocated and its just a case of formatting it and bobs your uncle.is this all you need to do as i dont want to start mucking about with a day old £1700 computer and do something to cause a problemalso the 500gb will still have my old C drive boot until i reformat it when it is installed i take it my pc will just boot from my ssd like normal and then just do the above when it has loaded upthanks very muchhopefully get this sorted before pc is here im a little hesitant but want fsx on the 500gb hardrive with all addons should i be hesitant or just go and install the drive.if anyone knows the correct procedure or has a link for installing a additional slave drive or can post the correct procedure here it would be greatcheers,hayden walker

Agree with jahman. I have done this everytime I upgrade my system w/o problems. You might have to open up the bios when you first install the new hard drive and make sure the SATA port is enabled. Although you won't be able to use it to boot up your system you'll still be able to move "My Documents", "My Videos", "My Pictures", FSX scenery, etc., over to the new system SSD as long as you don't format the hard drive. You really don't need to format the hard drive as Windows will recognize it and automatically give it the next Drive letter. If it does not recognize it, then it is not enabled in the bios. Once you move your personal documents over to the new hard drive, then you can format the drive if you want but again, it is not necessary.Best regards,Jim

The 1305 bios is already loaded. I got my system back up and running with my fingers and toes crossed everything is okay. So far so good.Best regards,Jim