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How Do I Reset Mobo To Original In-The-Box State - Fresh Start Desired
Hello Gents,
My name is James & this is my first post here.
I built my own rig last year for the first time ever, and installed everything just fine.
But now I have purchased a number of SSDs, and really just want to start all over again right from scratch.
I'm talking about resetting the MoBo and starting as if I was firing it up for the first time to install from my Windows 7 - 64 Bit OEM System Builder disk.
Reason: I have too many Windows 7 installs on the wrong drives, and want to install Win 7 only on 2 of the new SSDs.
I plan to use the 2 Western Digital 1-TB drives for storage, libraries & photos only.
So I'm wanting to wipe my drives clean & reformat them as well, as I have already saved anything I want to keep on the external USB 3 Drive.
I'm comfortable with installing the OS and any programs & even customizing things, but admittedly not very knowledgeable about the MoBo, BIOS, inner workings and details of necessary files, etc.
I did all the installing of both the hardware & software myself, and it went well, but now I have one drive with the 'System' on it, others that are 'Active', another has the 'MBR' [Master Boot Record], and I just want to wipe it all and start again being much more selective this time.
So proper guidance and/or links to info will be much appreciated.
My Rig: [In case it doesn't show up in my specs.]
-Intel i7-2600k LG 1155 CPU
-ASUS P8 Z68 V-PRO MoBo
-Antec High Current Gamer 520w Power Supply
-16 Gigs DDR3 Corsair Vengeance LP RAM
-Hyper 212+ CPU Cooler
-1 Crucial M-4 64 Gig SSD
-1 Crucial M-4 128 Gig SSD
-1 Intel 330 Series 240 Gig SSD
-Western Digital Black 1-TB HDD
-Western Digital 1-TB External USB 3 Drive
-Windows 7 - 64 Bit
Thanks for your reading this & your consideration to help out,
James