HDD upgrade question...

[Achilleslastand]

Im updating my HDD from a WD 2 TB green to a WD 2 TB black and at the same time reinstalling a fresh copy of widows 7.
If anyone has any advice/tips/etc it would be most appreciated as I am sure I can handle the installation of the HDD fine I am just not sure about reformatting etc.
Thanks!

 

[daveybrat]

It should be a simple installation. As a new drive is unallocated, you simply boot from the Windows 7 disk and hit next, next, next....etc.

 

[Elixer]

That is pretty much all you have to do, install the new one, install the OS, and then everything else.
You can even use the original drive as a data drive if you want.

The windows installer will format everything for you as well.

 

[VirtualLarry]

You might want to unplug all the drives but the one you are installing onto, until you get it installed and are booting off of that drive. Otherwise the boot-loader might end up on a different drive, especially if the other drive already had a Windows 7 boot-loader on it.