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‎11-16-2017 06:14 PM

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Product: HP Elite 8000
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

Can I replace the DVD writer on my Elite SFF 8000 to a 1T HDD? please advice. at the monent i have fix two 500GB HDD on the Desktop computer.

 

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‎11-17-2017 09:55 AM

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@helpme01

 

Hello;

Allow me to welcome you to the HP forums!

 

Presuming that your DVD is a SATA device (as will be the case with any newer PC), then yes, you can replace it with a SATA HDD as they use the same data and power cables.

Good Luck



I am a volunteer and I do not work for, nor represent, HP

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‎11-17-2017 09:55 AM

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@helpme01

 

Hello;

Allow me to welcome you to the HP forums!

 

Presuming that your DVD is a SATA device (as will be the case with any newer PC), then yes, you can replace it with a SATA HDD as they use the same data and power cables.

Good Luck



I am a volunteer and I do not work for, nor represent, HP
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‎11-17-2017 06:51 PM

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Thanks you for the advise.

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