How to change default boot drive and reformat old drive.

[akd835]

How to change default boot drive and reformat the old one.

I installed a new 2TB drive and installed window 7. But for some reason win7 needs my old drive to boot. I have tried to unplug the old drive and boot with the win7dvd, but I get disk failure message please reboot over and over.

What are the steps to make the new drive the sole place for win7 to boot and then how can I reformat the old drive for storage?

Thanks for any help provided!

 

[VistaKing]

Hi if you want to move the boot files to another drive click the link below then format the drive

:ar: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/209885-bootmgr-move-c-easybcd.html

 

[gregrocker]

You should have unplugged the old HD before install.

To move the System boot files to C so that it is fully functional with a Repair console on F8 Boot Tools menu, mark C Active now, power down to unplug the old HD and swap its cable to C so it is in Disk0, boot into Win7 DVD System Recovery Options or System Repair Disk to run Startup Repair - Run up to 3 Separate Times until Win7 boots and is marked System Active.

You can then plug back in the old HD making sure Win7 HD remains first to boot in BIOS setup.