Adding an SSD, Windows reinstall required?

[AndrealphusVIII]

Hello there

 

I'm currently using 1 SSD for gaming (with Windows 7 installed on that SSD) and 1 HDD for my files and documents.

 

As my 1st SSD is getting full, I'm planning on adding another one, just to add some more games. I was wondering: Do I need to reinstall Windows if I add an SSD, or is it just plug and play (like an external HDD/USB Stick)?

 

Just for clarification, I do not wish to replace my current SSD and HDD, just add another one.

 

Thanks in advance

 

Kind regards

 

Andre

[obobski]

Just to clarify, let's call your current SSD "SSD 1" and your other hard-drive "HDD 1" -

 

If you're wanting to add another drive, and the end-result will be SSD 1 + SSD 2 + HDD 1, and Windows/everything else will stay on SSD 1 as it currently is, then no you don't need to re-install Windows or anything else. Power the machine off and mount and install the second drive just as you did the first drives, and when it reboots Windows should see the drive (assuming it isn't DOA or whatever) and you can format it (NTFS ideally) and away you go.

[AndrealphusVIII]

Thanks for explaining :)