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If I install the NVME now, and boot windows on my current SSD as Step 3 above says, the drive will automatically pick up the next letter available which is probably H or something. Maybe I'm wrong, but I will want my NVME to be named (C). The drive that the OS is installed on must be named as (C) drive I'm pretty sure. The other thing that's got me going in circles in my head is the drive names. I suppose I could plug it in to an old laptop, and wipe it there? IDK if I could wipe it prior to installing the NVME from disk management or not. Sounds like a huge PITA waiting to unfold. Fine, but then how do I wipe and reformat the old SSD to then use for a third file storage drive I don't think booting up would go well with 2 drives installed that both have windows on them, and using the same product key. Assuming that the product key currently activated on my existing SSD would work, that would mean I need to have my current SSD disconnected in order to clean install on the NVME. However, since I want to clean install on the NVME, how would I do that without purchasing a second copy of windows? If I copy down the activation product key on my current drive, will using that work?

Ordinarily if installing a clean copy over an existing drive, I could create a usb boot drive and install Overwriting the existing drive and Windows will automatically re-activate. Boot windows and confirm that the drive is recognized in Disk Management Turn on pc, and enable PCIE mode for the M.2 slotДЈ. Physically install the NVME drive onto the MOBO (while disconnected from power)Дў. I want to make sure I have the process right for this, as I've only ever clean installed windows over the same drive.ДЎ.

I DO NOT want to clone the old SSD over to the new NVME, so as to eliminate any junk/temporary files, corruptions, and anything else that may be hanging around. What I want to do is clean install windows on the new NVME drive, and use the old SSD as a third file storage drive.

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I currently have an M4 Crucial 256gb SSD with windows 10 installed, and two Seagate HDDs for file storage and programs that aren't speed critical.

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The drive is now formatted and ready for use.Alright, so I purchased a Samsung 980 Pro 1tb M.2 NVME SSD for my existing system, and want to make it the drive for my OS because my current SSD is almost 10 years old. In the Format Partition screen, decide on a Volume label (the name you want to give the drive) and click Next.Leave the Specify Volume Size as the maximum (default value) and click Next.The New Simple Volume Wizard will open, click Next.Right-click in the area that says Unallocated and select New Simple Volume.

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MBRВ (Master Boot Record) is best for certain legacy software compatibility, but GPT is better for modern systems and higher capacity storage devices.

Select GUID partition table (GPT) and click OK.

When Disk Management opens, a pop-up will appear and prompt you to initialize the SSD.

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In Windows 8 and later, move the mouse to the lower left corner of your desktop and right-click on the StartВ icon, then select Disk Management. In Windows 7 and earlier, open Disk Management by right clicking on Computer and selecting Manage, then Disk Management.Attach the SSD as a secondary drive and load Windows from your existing drive.Note: if you simply need to format/reformat a drive, only steps 5-9 below will be needed, assuming your SSD has previously been initialized. A clean installation of your operating system or cloning to an SSD will initialize and partition the new SSD. If you are performing a clean installation of your operating system, or cloning to your SSD, it is not neccessary to follow these steps. Before you can use your new SSD you have to initialize and partition it.

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