I recently got an old desktop PC from a friend and decided to upgrade it with new parts based on recommendations from him and some tech-savvy pals. However, when we tried to install Windows, it just wouldn't work. My friend mentioned that I'd need to "flood the drive" with a secondary OS, but when I asked for clarification, he didn't have much to say—he learned this from his dad, who's in tech, but his dad wasn't willing to help us out. I'm puzzled about what "flooding the drive" actually means, and I'm wondering how I can go about it. Is there any alternative to this approach? Here are the current specs of the PC: 64 GB RAM, Nvidia 3060 ti, ASRock B450M AMD Motherboard, AMD Ryzen 5 5600X CPU, and I'm attempting to install Windows 10.
3 Answers
Yeah, it might just mean you need to completely erase the drive first. Formatting will clear it out, and then you should be able to install the new OS without any issues. That's the best way to prepare the drive for a fresh start.
Honestly, I’ve never heard of "flooding the drive" either, and it sounds like a term that isn't standard. But from what I gather, he probably means you need to wipe the drive by overwriting it completely. That way, any old data on it won't be recoverable, which is something to do especially if you’re switching systems. Formatting it before a fresh Windows install generally works well—just make sure you back up anything important first!
It sounds like your friend might be using a phrase that's not commonly recognized. By "flooding the drive," he might mean that you need to format it, which is essentially clearing everything off the drive before installing the new OS. Just installing a fresh operating system over the existing files usually does the trick, so it’s worth giving that a shot.
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