May 2, 201412 yr Took me long enough but I finally ordered the 500GB 840 Evo ssd. Here's my current pre SSD setup: (a bunch of drives swapped in from old build and this is how unorganized I've been for the last three years) FSX - B: sata2 120GB SSD Win7 and all other programs - C: 7200 rpm 1TB HDD Random install files (FSX is on here instead of DVD install) - D: 10k 36GB raptor Photo / general storage /FSX addon backups - E: - 256GB 7200 rpm HDD DVD-RW - F: Additional storage for photos 2x 1TB externals When my new drive arrives I want to end up with a fresh Win7 install (hoping it will cure my random boot blackscreens after windows logo) on the old FSX B: SSD. I'd then like to install FSX, XP10 and BF4 on the 500GB SSD. I'd like to keep the C, D, and E drives intact. But I'd like the old SSD to be the master boot drive with Win7. Am I screwed with the C: ? Will I need to reinstall all my programs like Photoshop and Lightroom or is there a way to make those programs' registries find Windows on the old SSD? Also I only intend to plug in the old SSD initially during Win7 install. In the past I've had issues where Win7 will put a 100MB reserved partition on the first drive it sees. Which brings be to another question. Will I have to reorganize my drive letters? I suppose ideally it would be nice to lose the D and E drives - wasted space I could backup externally. Except I prefer to keep my photo drives only photos and no data. Installing FSX hopefully will be the hardest part of all... just a long process.... So any suggestions? | My Liveries | FAA ZMP | PPL ASEL | | Windows 11 | MSI Z690 Tomahawk | 12700K 4.7GHz | MSI RTX 4080 | 64GB 6000 MHz DDR5 | 500GB Samsung 860 Evo SSD | 2x 2TB Samsung 970 Evo M.2 | EVGA 850W Gold | Corsair 5000X | HP G2 (VR) / LG 27" 1440p |
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