Replacement hard drive on PC.

[Dugit]

1..How do i format my replacement hard drive on my pc

1. How do I reset windows 10 on the hard drive.

Any help would be much appreciated.

[georgeks]

Hi

I take it that we are NOT talking about the HDD that Windows is installed.

Press WIN + R keys on your keyboard.
Type diskmgmt.msc and press enter.

Select the hdd (click on the right plane) and select Format…

To reset W10:

Do you have an OEM system? (ASUS, HP, LENOVO…)

[georgeks]

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[Dugit]

Hi

I take it that we are NOT talking about the HDD that Windows is installed.

Press WIN + R keys on your keyboard.
Type diskmgmt.msc and press enter.

Select the hdd (click on the right plane) and select Format…

To reset W10:

Do you have an OEM system? (ASUS, HP, LENOVO…)

I have a medion akoya p4101d is that any help

[georgeks]

There is a video on YouTube, have a look https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...fO-pglvU8kF21J

[Dugit]

Have just switched on PC with replaced hard drive and I pressed win + R. what came up was " Active partition not found press any key. Reboot and select proper boot device or insert boot media in selected boot device and press a key.

[Rustys]

is the new drive replacing the current drive that has the operating system on it?

[georgeks]

#4: “I take it that we are NOT talking about the HDD that Windows is installed”… or is it?

[Dugit]

The replaced hard drive i have put in is unformated but is the same as the one i have put in ,western digital wdcaviar green 3.5" wd10ears.

[Rustys]

You have been asked several times if this drive that you are replacing was the one that does and or does not have the operating system on it.

[Dugit]

I apologise and am sorry all I know is that the hard drive “It comes in unformatted state”. I have asked for more information from the seller but so far has not replied.

[PeterOz]

Reinstall Win 10 Fresh Install

Download the win 10 tool run it to recreate the flash drive – Must be minimum 8GB

Download Windows 10

Watch this video
How To Install Windows 10 From USB - YouTube

In the video at 2:35 Where to install Windows. Highlight each partition and delete.

Then install on the unallocated space.

In the video at 2:54 you will notice it restarts the computer.
When you are doing this and you get to that point Remove the usb stick whilst it is restarting.
Also if you want to setup a local account instead of logging in with a Microsoft account
Turn off your wireless network and or remove the network cable.
This point is 3.32 in the video - Choose I don’t have internet.
If you want to log in with a Microsoft account then leave the network as is.

Before doing any install, it is a good idea to go to the support page for your system. Download the drivers you are going to need i.e. chipset, sound, video, wireless, etc. WhilstWin10 has a lot of native drivers, Microsoft drivers are designed for ease of use and are NOT designed for any type of performance. Store these drivers on another usb or you can even just make a folder on your install usb when you are finished making the install usb. Copy the drivers into that folder.

When you are finished with the Windows install, then install your drivers.

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[li]Chipset or Motherboard[/li][li]Sata or hard drive[/li][li]Video adapter[/li][li]Network interface card (NIC)[/li][li]Audio[/li][li]Touchpad[/li][li]Any other hardware drivers needed for your particular model.[/li][/ul]
Reboot after installing the drivers

[Dugit]

Thank you very much , will look into me trying what you have put forward. I am rather old so it may take me some time but thanks.

[PeterOz]

The video link in post 12 is very handy.

[Bruce]

@Dugit - have you had a chance to progress further yet?