Clearing out old HHD Windows 10 to set up a new RAID 0 setup
Clearing out old HHD Windows 10 to set up a new RAID 0 setup
I manage a single Seagate 6-year-old 500GB HDD running Windows 10 (upgraded from 7). This drive has been used across three PCs I've assembled. I plan to set up RAID 0 with two WD Black 1TB units. I prefer avoiding cloning the existing 500GB to the new RAID, as much of the hardware has changed over time. My main concern is whether installing Windows 7 from a fresh disk onto this new RAID and then switching to Windows 10 using the same key will work. Will there be any issues? Or should I expect everything to function smoothly because my other components remain consistent with the original upgrade?
You should face no issues performing that task. However, to confirm I would pull the Win10 key, I’d need to extract that Win7 key since it changes automatically when upgrading to Win10. You can use this useful utility: http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/product_cd_key_viewer.html This resource was highlighted in a PCPerspective podcast episode, making it reliable. Also, keep in mind I don’t suggest RAID 0; my setup with two Toshiba drives was completely unnecessary.