linderman

yes the full drive can be used.


if you dont need any of the data on the old drive; then I highly suggest you wipe and erase the drive with dariks boot N nuke (free in my signauture links)

prefered drive format method: reformat the drive with the manufacturers drive set-up tools found at the hard drive manufacturers website

or you can use Windows Disk management to format the drive after it has been wiped
for a guide on how to use disk management (see my links in signature)