Windows 10: Install Win10 on new drive, avoid conflict with existing C partition on another drive

I have a Dell XPS 8930 with two SSDs, 1TB and 500GB. The current Win10 install is on the 1TB in a "C" partition. I also have most of my user data on the 1TB on different partitions all safely backed up. The 500GB contains only disposable junk data.

As part of a complex diagnostic procedure, I'm going to unplug the 1TB and install a new Win10 on the 500GB. I'm assuming that will clear the 500GB drive and install the OS on a new "C" partition on the 500GB.

When I re-plug-in the 1TB, the system will "see" the original C. Will there a conflict with the new C partition on the 500GB? Or will the system just assign the "old" C to an available drive letter? If there is a conflict, how can I resolve that?

I do not want to change the new OS partition to another drive letter, to ensure that all drivers work, and to avoid any other such problems.

I can move the 1TB to an external USB enclosure and look at it on another computer, possibly re-letter the C drive on the 1TB from that other computer, there, however, it seems like that's going to run into the same issue.

Again, will there be a conflict, and if so, what can I do to resolve it?

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Partition or multiple hard drives?

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W7 Hard drive partition issue

to get rid of that 100 meg windows partition that setup creates for you on a new install on a blank hdd:

- press shift+f10 when on the partition management screen in setup <-- this opens a command prompt
- diskpart <-- start the windows command line partition management tool
- list disk <--- list the installed hdds in this computer for the next step
- select disk 0 <- might have to replace 0 with the number of the correct disk
- clean <-- this will erase all data on the disk you selected one step up- dont use the wrong disk!
- create partition primary <- creates a primary partition taking up all space on the drive, adjust the command if necessary
- exit, exit to exit diskpart and the command prompt
- click refresh in partition manager and select your newly created partition and install to that

 

Disk Partition on C drive

Recently, I bought a new laptop having windows 10 pre-installed by the manufacturer.

It has a 256 gigs of SSD with only one partition (C drive with win 10 installed on it)

I want to split this C drive to make another partition for keeping my personal data separate from the windows drive.

Please advise me how to do it safely without damaging the existing windows 10 OS installed on it.

Thanks

Tarunjeet