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LarsfromHolland · ‎01-31-2020

Hi,

the desktop comes with a SDD and a HDD (of 1Tb). There are 2 3.5" slots free for adding further disks. I bought another 3.5" HDD but where can I find the manual/instruction on how to install that disk into the desktop (and mount it somewhere)?. The HDD that's already in there is mounted to the front side with 4 screws but I don't see how and where I would have to mount the second HDD.

Any instructions/manual/video available?

thanks in advance,

Lars

wb2001 · ‎01-31-2020

@LarsfromHolland,

Please read this carefully, as the generic versus specified guides will be linked.

The secondary hard drive bay is for a single drive, not 2. The motherboard has 3 SATA data headers.

The power supply from the 1TB installed drive appears to have a second power plug.

Your unit has no DVD drive

Upgrade manual for generic units does have a DVD drive, but info is useful.

TP01-000 series motherboard, drive cages, exposed views.

How to remove the drive cage to add another drive.

As you do not have a DVD drive, how about this TWIN 2.5" to 3.5" tray? Maybe you can find it locale?

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LarsfromHolland · ‎02-01-2020

Thank you but unfortunately it didn't help me further. Like I wrote I can see a connector to which I can connect the second HDD. But I don't see any extra connector to get the extra power for the second HDD (beside the mounting issue).

wb2001 · ‎02-01-2020

@LarsfromHolland

Follow the power cable from the back of the existing hard drive. Is there another power plug on the cable. If not, you would have to use a SATA power splitter cable.

PS<> your English is excellent. Using Google translate to say thank you.

Takk skal du ha

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LarsfromHolland · ‎02-03-2020

Unfortunately there isn't.. Which disappoints me a lot. You would expect, that when they write: expansion possible that the cables would accomodate for that...

What I did now was to replace the 1Tb with the 2Tb HDD. That will keep my going for a while.

Thanks

Installation instructions for adding a second 3.5"Sata HDD into the desktop

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