How to install Win7 on new hard drive and still access all the files from the hard drives of previous Vista?

I currently have a Windows Vista PC. It has two SATA drives, one with the operating system, the one I use for storage.

I want to buy a new SATA hard drive and install a new copy of Windows 7 top.

I want to know the steps to follow to do this. My plan is this:

1. turn the pc power off and open the case.

2. remove the old hard disks

3. plug the new empty hard drive

4. turn on the pc and the insertion of the disc to install to Win7 for DVD-ROM drive

5. enter in the bios and put the DVD-ROM as first boot device

6. install win 7 on new hard drive.

Is this correct?

Because my next question is important:

7. Turning off the computer.

8 reconnect the two old hard drives. New total number of SATA drives connected = three.

Now when I restart the PC and login to Win 7, it lists two other drives as, for example, D:\ and E:\ readers?

How can I make this work?

Thank you very much!

Thanks for your reply, but I don't want to dual boot. I just want to have the hard drive as the master drive Windows7 and the old two drives as slaves, where I can access files as the pictures and letters.

Any help would be appreciated!

Well, I would disconnect all drives hard current interns, then connect the new hard drive, reinstall Windows 7, re - attach the old readers as slaves and copy all the data you need to on the disc of Windows 7.

See:

How connect a SATA Hard Disk as a slave . eHow.com
Single, master and slave drives and Jumpering

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