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Hi,

There seems to be space below the DVD drive. Is it possible to install a backup HD there? The motherboard has spare Sata connectors.

Thanks,

Ed

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OK, thanks a lot for all the help.

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Which HP 8000 are you talking about? Can you give us a full model number?

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Sorry, it's SFF, E 8400

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No problem. If your PC does not have a card reader in that slot, you can indeed put in a standard 3.5 inch HDD. I suggest Western Digital. What storage size were you looking for?

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Hi there esebm1 🙂 Welcome to the community! 

 

As TheN00bBuilder suggested, you should be able to fit a second drive in your case for backup and redundancy purposes. I would also suggest considering a WD drive, more specifically a WD Blue drive for this purpose. 

 

One note from me: having an internal drive for pure backup purposes isn't the best idea as this doesn't grant you safety against power outages, PC failures or external damage. For a true and safe backup I would suggest to consider having your data on an external drive and perform daily/weekly backups if the data that you want to keep safe. Something like WD Elements Portable or WD My Passport should do the job. 

 

Also, have you considered a NAS as a possible backup storage location? Feel free to ask if you need more info on that. 🙂

 

Captain_WD.

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Guys,

 

Thanks for the responses.

I have a bunch of WD drives lying around (between 300 and 500GB) , I'll use one of those. I also have an external USB personal cloud drive connected so I'm covered.

Will there be power supply issues when I install a second drive?

I might have to update the power supply anyway because I want to install a discrete graphics card.

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The drives, oddly enough, are powered off the board. For a PSU upgrade, I do not think it is possible with that case and custom pinout on the board. And to power the internal HDD in the inside, you will need to buy a power splitter. The PSU is 240W stock, which is plenty for 3 drives, and the rest of the PC.

 

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How about installing a graphics card? E.G. an EAH5450 SILENT/DI/1GD3‏(LP)?

Would that card overwhelm the power supply?

 

Thanks for all the help.

Ed‏

 

 

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It shouldn't if its powered off the motherboard alone.

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Yes, it's powered by the MoBo.

Would it work on win 10?

I've had that same card installed on a Dell Optiplex 780 running win 10 and it did not work, kept crashing all the time.

Could you recommend a similar card in that price range that will work on win 10?

Thanks,

Ed

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