Help removing HDD files

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ZcolloquialZ

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Hello :)

I am building a new rig today which consists of all brand new components apart from the HDD, which I will be using form my old rig.

However, I want the HDD to feel as though it is new.

I have windows 7 OEM installed, but no longer have the disc so I don't believe I will be able to reformat it using that method?

If i were to use http://www.dban.org/ on the HDD would that restore the HDD to factory defaults, and be as ready as new to install a new OEM windows 7 on it for the new system?


The name of the software sounds quite intimidating and I don’t want it to effect the HDD's performance, so I thought I'd ask here first.

Thanks.
 
Do you have another pc or have friend/family who'll let you use their pc? if so first backup everything important, take the hard disk out of your pc and put it into the other pc then simply run the format(full not fast).

btw is it a sata drive?
 
Dude, a brand new rig with a crappy old pata hdd is a huge waste of money, unless you're replacing the hdd sometime soon.
HDD are always a bottleneck anyway, but a pata one is 2 gens behind the times i'm afraid.
Sorry for the digretion, back to your op, what are you installing on your new rig if you don't have a windows disk?
If you did have a disk, obviously you reformat the hdd as part of the new install. Nothing extra is required,
 
is it http://m.tomshardware.com/reviews/2tb-hdd-energy,2371-3.html
if so than you're fine(tho it's a Eco green version so slower than the non Eco) the sata cable in the small(usually red) cable that goes from the hard disk to the motherboard the IDE cable is bigger and 'fatter' and it's very difficult to get confused between the 2.

as i said if you can get use of another pc then just pop the hdd in to that pc and run format.

what is the specs of the system you're putting together, especially the make/model of the psu.

banzi joe did you bother to check the hdd model before your outburst? if you check it seems it is a sata not pata/ide drive.
 
Banzai_Joe said:
Dude, a brand new rig with a crappy old pata hdd is a huge waste of money, unless you're replacing the hdd sometime soon.
HDD are always a bottleneck anyway, but a pata one is 2 gens behind the times i'm afraid.
Sorry for the digretion, back to your op, what are you installing on your new rig if you don't have a windows disk?
If you did have a disk, obviously you reformat the hdd as part of the new install. Nothing extra is required,
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So Samsung hd103si ATA is useless?

I have windows 7 OEM running on this HDD, as it's OEM it's tied to this systems bios?

So i have a new copy of windows 7 OEM for the new system.
 
did you read my reply? ignore joes outburst.

oem os is NOT tied to a bios, it's ment to be only used on one system(hard disk and motherboard) but as long as you're not using the old pc then you can use the old oem on the new pc(I've done it a number of times with xp with motherboard/hdd changes).
 
fowler002 said:
did you read my reply? ignore joes outburst.

oem os is NOT tied to a bios, it's ment to be only used on one system(hard disk and motherboard) but as long as you're not using the old pc then you can use the old oem on the new pc(I've done it a number of times with xp with motherboard/hdd changes).
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Dam, I was told that If I was changing my Motherboard then I'd need to get a new operating system if iI was using OEM.

So I can just install the HDD on my new system and use the Windows Seven that is Installed on the device?
 
The specs of my new Rig are:

Intel Core i5 2500K Unlocked, S1155

1.5GB Asus ROG GTX 580 Matrix, 4008

Coolermaster Hyper 212 EVO, 4 Heat

8GB (2x4GB) Corsair DDR3 Vengeance

MSI Z68A-GD65 (G3), Intel Z68, S 11

850W PSU, Coolermaster Silent Pro M

Bitfenix Colossus, Monilith Black,


(Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64) - Which i will return if what you are saying is true. :)
 
no you can't just pop in the hard disk in the new system, you have to format the hard disk and do a fresh install but you can use the same cd key.

you said you no longer have the old win7 disk, why not?

did you do a spec me thread on here before ordering? if you did people would have advices you to go with corsair etc for the psu and to change the ram to low profile(I.e without fins) as the fins on the ram will interfer with the cooler, you'll have to use slot 2&4 for dual channel and wouldn't be able to put any more ram in the future to use all 4 slots unless you change to custom water-cooling or closed loop liquid cooling such a the corsair h60.
 
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fowler002 said:
did you read my reply? ignore joes outburst.

oem os is NOT tied to a bios, it's ment to be only used on one system(hard disk and motherboard) but as long as you're not using the old pc then you can use the old oem on the new pc(I've done it a number of times with xp with motherboard/hdd changes).
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Lol, it wasn't an outburst :eek::D. But now looking at the OP's spec, it's even more of a point tbh.
Regardless of the make of the hdd if it's a pata drive it will be slooowwwwww. I know hdd's are uber expensive right now, but usually a 1tb drive would cost £50 max, surely it's worth investing in seeing as you've spent so much on a decent new rig?

Anyway, what you said about oem is not quite correct. You can physically 'get away' with it, but it still breaks the Microsft EULA. OEM licence is supposed to live and die on the motherboard it is installed on, and is supposed to be installed at the time of building. Buying a new mobo and oem license at the same time is classed as building. Shops are not 'supposed' to just sell you an oem licence.
I've spoken to MS quite frequently about this. However i will say, that i've had slightly different answers from them each time i ring. :rolleyes:
So with that in mind, i'd go for reactivating it. If it fails, you can ring their automated phone line and get it activated anyway.
 
fowler002 said:
no you can't just pop in the hard disk in the new system, you have to format the hard disk and do a fresh install but you can use the same cd key.

you said you no longer have the old win7 disk, why not?
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Scrap that: I have just found it :)

I thought it got discarded as I have moved home 3 times since I had originally purchased it.
 
Banzai_Joe said:
Lol, it wasn't an outburst :eek::D. But now looking at the OP's spec, it's even more of a point tbh.
Regardless of the make of the hdd if it's a pata drive it will be slooowwwwww. I know hdd's are uber expensive right now, but usually a 1tb drive would cost £50 max, surely it's worth investing in seeing as you've spent so much on a decent new rig?

Anyway, what you said about oem is not quite correct. You can physically 'get away' with it, but it still breaks the Microsft EULA. OEM licence is supposed to live and die on the motherboard it is installed on, and is supposed to be installed at the time of building. Buying a new mobo and oem license at the same time is classed as building. Shops are not 'supposed' to just sell you an oem licence.
I've spoken to MS quite frequently about this. However i will say, that i've had slightly different answers from them each time i ring. :rolleyes:
So with that in mind, i'd go for reactivating it. If it fails, you can ring their automated phone line and get it activated anyway.
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yet still you fail to check the model of the hard disk, IT IS A SATA drive.

regarding the oem I said it could be done not that it was the right/wrong thing to do ;)



ZcolloquialZ said:
Scrap that: I have just found it :)

I thought it got discarded as I have moved home 3 times since I had originally purchased it.
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don't return the new one just yet, tho do get an rma number under dsr(if it's still within 7 days since purchase) you will have 28days to return it I believe(you just need to ask for dsr rma within the 7 days). try the old one and if it installs and activates fine return the new one otherwise keep it(the rma will expire after 28 days on it's own).
 
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fowler002 said:
no you can't just pop in the hard disk in the new system, you have to format the hard disk and do a fresh install but you can use the same cd key.

you said you no longer have the old win7 disk, why not?

did you do a spec me thread on here before ordering? if you did people would have advices you to go with corsair etc for the psu and to change the ram to low profile(I.e without fins) as the fins on the ram will interfer with the cooler, you'll have to use slot 2&4 for dual channel and wouldn't be able to put any more ram in the future to use all 4 slots unless you change to custom water-cooling or closed loop liquid cooling such a the corsair h60.
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I got a good deal on the PSU which is why i went with the Coolmaster one. It also seems to have good reveiws online so I didnt see it being a problem.

Will the fins on the ram 100% interfere with the cooler?

The reason i opted for that RAM, was because i also got a good a good price for it.
 
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