Fresh Win7 install, primary system drive problem

MFrost · 3 Sep 2010 at 00:13

Hi all,

Got all my new parts this evening and put my computer together and proceeded to installed windows 7.

At the install screen it showed my 2 hard drives correctly, 1SSD and and 1TB samsung.

I chose to install to the SSD, which it did....but it also for some really odd reason has installed a 100MB "System Reserved" partition on my 1TB data drive as well. If that wasnt bad enough, it seems that disk mamagement is showing my System, Active, Primary Partiton as the 100MB partition it automatically created on my data disk. :confused:

whuuut? I know that windows performace index sees my 1TB drive as the primary disk as my hard drive is the thing that brings my score down.

Im pretty sure this is wrong, what has it done and why?

Should i start from scratch?

ThomasTheTankEngine · 3 Sep 2010 at 00:38

It's windows 7...it's retarded... it installs that partition on whatever drive is the first one listed in the bios. You must have plugged the HDD into SATA0, and the SSD into SATA1. I had exactly the same problem. Swap the cables round, and start again.

Atom · 3 Sep 2010 at 00:52

unplug all drives except the os drive.

MFrost · 3 Sep 2010 at 10:34

jimbob27 said:
It's windows 7...it's retarded... it installs that partition on whatever drive is the first one listed in the bios. You must have plugged the HDD into SATA0, and the SSD into SATA1. I had exactly the same problem. Swap the cables round, and start again.

Wow, that is pretty ridiculous

....I activated Windows 7 last night (even though i had 30 days to do so) - it's only an OEM copy. Will it let me wipe my hard drive and install using the same CD key again, or will it see a clash and not let me.

Also is there anything i should know about installing a fresh copy of windows over an old copy? Do i format the SSD in the same way I would a normal drive?

Thanks for the help!

Ivyforce · 3 Sep 2010 at 17:48

OEM will be fine for reinstall on a new HD/SSD
It's the motherboard it's tied into.

reygjabla · 4 Sep 2010 at 12:26

MFrost said:
Wow, that is pretty ridiculous ....I activated Windows 7 last night (even though i had 30 days to do so) - it's only an OEM copy. Will it let me wipe my hard drive and install using the same CD key again, or will it see a clash and not let me.

Also is there anything i should know about installing a fresh copy of windows over an old copy? Do i format the SSD in the same way I would a normal drive?
Thanks for the help!

Secure erase the SSD using HDD Erase 3.3 and make sure only the SSD is connected when you install the OS.