Clean install of Windows 10 on SSD

Due to a virus I am going to reinstall Windows 10 on an SSD.

I read somewhere that i need to make some change to the BIOS when installing on a SSD. I misplaced that information.

What do I need to do? I also read that I should disconnect the HDD which I would rather not do since I would prefer not to open the computer. Is this necessary?

 

I doubt it'll cause any strange things to happen if you don't disconnect the hard drive before reinstalling Windows, the setup treats SSD and hard drive as normal non-removable drives.

From my experience, I've reinstalled Windows 10 once on a Wyse X90CW (rebranded BenQ Joybook U121 Eco) in its 60GB SATA SSD, at that time a 32GB PCIe SSD has also been fitted. After the work I didn't see any problem on the 32GB SSD.

With that said, I assume you're using IDE or AHCI mode, and the hard drive doesn't have any OS installed.

 

Edit

There currently is a OS installed on the SSD from the factory. Windows 10.

Is there anything else I need to do other than change my BIOS setting to boot from the Windows 10 CD I created?

When installing Windows 10 on the SSD will the HDD be wiped as well or do I need to do that separately?

 

Normally you don't need to do anything else in BIOS.

The hard drive will not be erased or altered during installation unless:

• You remove the partitions in the hard drive
• You format it
• You install Win 10 on it

To elaborate, you'll see something like this before the setup starts dumping files into the designated drive:

That's the partition table (from my aforementioned Wyse), as you can see the two SSDs are listed separately. "Drive 0" is the 60GB one and "Drive 1" is the 32GB. Partitioning and formatting will only take place on the drive you selected.

Now, assume "Drive 0" is your SSD and "Drive 1" is your HDD. To install Windows 10 you need to make a new single partition on "Drive 0" (2 or 4 (new computers) partitions technically, as smaller ones will be automatically made for system files at the same time), format the large partition (normally shown as "Partition 2", or "Partition 4" if your machine is fairly new) and install Windows 10. Throughout the process, "Drive 1" remains untouched, i.e. your hard drive is safe.

 

errrrr.. to make life easier I recommend following @Phoenix guide. I've used it and its perfect. If ever you have question @Phoenix will surely help you. Also if you follow the guide religiously you won'y have to ask questions because its all in there. hope this helps.
http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/nbr-windows-10-clean-installation-guide.781178/

 

I have a dual drive on my notebook. Windows is loaded on the SSD. If I use DNUKE to wipe the HDD, will I still be able to load Windows?

I am using DNUKE because their is a virus on the computer.

 

Try an AV LiveCD like Kaspersky Rescue Disk, Windows Defender Offline etc to clean up the virus outside the windows environment.

 

I just realized this computer does not have a CD player. Not my computer.

If I do an HP reset to original factory settings, is that the same as a Windows clean install?

 

I wouldn't use that if the computer is already infected, who knows if the virus has managed to get into the recovery partition...

Looks like you gotta fork out some bucks this time, either buy a DVD drive or a 8GB (or more) USB drive, neither will cost you an arm and a leg though.