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    Adding 2nd hard drive in HP 9000t

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Mklein2836, Feb 9, 2007.

  1. Mklein2836

    Mklein2836 Newbie

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    Getting a 9000t finally delivered on tuesday. (specs below if anyone cares :) )

    Question is, i know it has a second drive bay, and HP had an option to add a second 120gb. so, do i have to add the second drive of the same size, or can I add any notebook drive into the second bay?

    I've done a lot of work on PCs, but nothing more than memory on laptops.

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    jetstar Notebook Deity

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    You can add a SATA notebook hard disk drive of any size. Note, however, that you will need a hard disk caddy for doing this.
     
    jetstar, Feb 9, 2007
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    Mklein2836 Newbie

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    Does the caddy come with notebook drives? I.E, off the shelve at best buy?
     
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    That is the issue. It does not. You have to buy it from HP directly. And they charge a lot for it. There were a couple of threads regarding this, on the forums. Just search for them.
     
    jetstar, Feb 9, 2007
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