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‎07-04-2017 01:33 PM

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Product: Envy 700-147C PC
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

I would like to add a 2nd DVD/CD drive to my computer,

Is a Sony DW-U18A unit compatable?

Thank you

Wes Bradford

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‎07-04-2017 02:12 PM

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According to the SUPPORT MANUAL, that model does have another drive bay under the existing DVD bay.  It shows how to get to the existing DVD drive and from the pictures on page 9, 10 and 11 there is room for another DVD drive.  The power supply needs to have additional connectors for the SATA power and the motherboard needs to have an open SATA connection - the support page indicates 6x SATA 6 Gb/s, so that should be good.

The Sony DW-U18A  appears to be an older unit with IDE connections, so the answer would be NO.  DVD drives are inexpensive, so it would be easy and cheap to buy a new drive that would work with that PC.

Pick one from the top four or similar

https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Delectronics&field-keywords=SATA+DVD+dri...


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‎07-04-2017 02:12 PM

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According to the SUPPORT MANUAL, that model does have another drive bay under the existing DVD bay.  It shows how to get to the existing DVD drive and from the pictures on page 9, 10 and 11 there is room for another DVD drive.  The power supply needs to have additional connectors for the SATA power and the motherboard needs to have an open SATA connection - the support page indicates 6x SATA 6 Gb/s, so that should be good.

The Sony DW-U18A  appears to be an older unit with IDE connections, so the answer would be NO.  DVD drives are inexpensive, so it would be easy and cheap to buy a new drive that would work with that PC.

Pick one from the top four or similar

https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Delectronics&field-keywords=SATA+DVD+dri...


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‎07-04-2017 02:31 PM

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Thank you, just what I needed.
Wes
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