Sorry if this is in the wrong section or it has been answered elsewhere...
I am gathering the parts for my first new build, I have changed graphics cards, RAM and popped in a second hard drive before, I have even changed a PSU so figured why not build one from scratch.
However I have never booted up a new build before. I am going to be using Windows 7 as the OS with an i5 2500k and an ASRock Z68 Extreme 4 Gen3 my questions are:
1) When I turn it on will the Mobo recognise the DVD Rom?
2) Assuming it does do I boot from the disk drive first then format the new hard drive or is it better to format a drive first on another machine?
I can't get my head around how Win 7 will install itself on to a new drive that hasn't been formatted.
Thanks in advance
I am gathering the parts for my first new build, I have changed graphics cards, RAM and popped in a second hard drive before, I have even changed a PSU so figured why not build one from scratch.
However I have never booted up a new build before. I am going to be using Windows 7 as the OS with an i5 2500k and an ASRock Z68 Extreme 4 Gen3 my questions are:
1) When I turn it on will the Mobo recognise the DVD Rom?
2) Assuming it does do I boot from the disk drive first then format the new hard drive or is it better to format a drive first on another machine?
I can't get my head around how Win 7 will install itself on to a new drive that hasn't been formatted.
Thanks in advance
