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    Inspiron 1721 2nd hard drive question

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Deltasig Mu Pi, Dec 12, 2007.

  1. Deltasig Mu Pi

    Deltasig Mu Pi Notebook Enthusiast

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    Ok, I'll be the first to admit that I am a newbie when it comes to laptops. Gimme a desktop and I know how to do almost all of the modifications (swapping HDDs, processors, DVD drives, RAM, sound cards, video cards, etc.).

    I've seen in pictures that my 1721 has a bay for a second HD. How do I go about installing a second drive? Will it be recognized as a separate HD or is that second drive intended to be for RAID use?

    I have 4 external hard drives from an old Dell desktop that equate to about half a TB of memory, so I settled for a 80 GB HD on my 1721. If possible, I'd like to install upwards of a 250 GB HD in that second bay...

    Any questions or comments are welcome...thanks!
     
    Deltasig Mu Pi, Dec 12, 2007
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