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Adding second drive in laptop

Nicolas Dion
By Nicolas Dion
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Hello guys again :D

 

Im using an Acer Aspire with the following specs:

 

CPU: Intel Core i7 2.2 GhZ

RAM: 4 GB

SSD: Kingston 60 GB

G. Card: Nvidia Ge Force 550 GT - 2GB Cuba

OS: Windows 8.1, 64Bit

 

im having one question can i remove the cd drive and add my old HDD back? so i can have the 60 ssd cleaned from documents and save everything in the HDD. 

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I don't think that's possible without being fragile and unsafe

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You probably can. You'll need a mobile CD-drive to 2.5' drive adapter, you can get them on a bunch of sites.

 

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