Have 80gb HHD want to install a second HHD 120gb. Does the second HHD need XP also?

Question

I have XP Pro on the 80gb hard drive, want to install a used 120gb. Do I have to format it and install XP or just format it.

Answer 1

If you're just going to use it as a slave drive, just format.If you want to have your OS on it and use the 80 GB as a slave drive (secondary drive) then you would have to install XP on it.

Answer 2

Just Format it Properly and assign it a Drive Letter. That should be done after the format, along with a re-name of the drive. If you put XP onto the second HDD it will be dual-booting and that isn't needed if you already have one.  

Answer 3

When you add the new drive, you just need to format it. XP is currently installed on your 80GB hard drive, and you do not need a duplicate copy on your second hard drive. That means more space for files :).