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[jam1e]

(2012-07-11 17:00)Cola Wrote:  No that'd be a bad idea imo.
Get a USB-storage device or something, (external HDD, USB stick, alternatively SD card), and backup your most important stuff to that, and just put in the disk, and install W7 from buttom. Will perform much better.

+1, there are plenty of YT videos showing you how to install from a usb stick if your not sure.

I would also recommend creating a partition for downloads or files you want to keep, this way if for any reason you need to format again, you can format without having to back up again. Creating a partition in Windows 7 is pretty simple, during the installation one of the steps is to choose Upgrade or Custom, choose Custom. On the next screen you should see a single drive of roughly 512gb, delete that then create 2 or as many as you'd like, at what ever size you want them to be. Just be sure to set your windows drive first and make sure its highlighted when you hit next, because your choosing which HDD to install onto. The rest of the installation is straight forward.

I personally have, 64gb for my windows. 300gb for my games, 540 to keep just media, TV and 1080p films , 460 for other Storage and 400 for Downloads. Its good keep organized

Hope this helps, it looks like a good HDD and pretty damn cheap. I paid over £100 for my 64gb vertex3, many moons ago now.