Can you install more than one HDD? I wan't to install a second SSD for faster boot times.
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I haven't attempted one but if it's built like others it should be plug n play. hope this. helps
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Mine came with two physical SSD drives and one physical hard drive. They split the hard drive into two logical drives. So you start out with 4 logical drives. I logically combined the two SSD drives into one and removed the partitioning of the hard drive (folk on the ASUS forum told me how to do that). For that matter, I replaced the original 5400 rpm hard drive with a snappier 7200 rpm drive. So at this time my machine has only two logical drives - I like it better that way. HTH
1669512
Oung S., Yes, you can install an SSD into the unit and use it at the primary boot device after installing an O/S on it.
195364
I've not tried to attach two HDDs at the same time. I suspect the device was not intended to accommodate two drives at once. The ICY Dock has served me well, I'm very happy with the purchase.
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No reason why you shouldn't use this along side a standard SSD. I would use the SSD as the boot drive though.
2020842
One drive-likely no problem. You could try attaching 2 drives and might be fine, I am not sure. Again, to be safe, buy a "powered"hub.
399817
You sure can, I have four drives in actually. Good case to use for any basic build. Just be careful with large RAM, I did have to get creative with my new corsair 8gb because it was interfering with one Hard drive
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Yes, the install offers an upgrade or to do a full (clean) install which is what I did. If you're putting an SSD and hard drive in to your machine, don't connect the hard drive until after the install if you want the OS to be on the SSD. The installer can get confused if you have more than one drive available.
475099
When I used the software that came with the SSD, it only copied the data. You can set up a second partition with a partition program after your done.
799949
I haven't messed with the hdd yet, so I don't know about installing a ssd. The 2 blank memory slots are very easy to access and you can quickly plug in more RAM.
977207
Yes, I installed a SSD right away (Samsung if I recall correctly). It was not necessary to upgrade the BIOS in my case. I installed Windows 7 Professional on the new drive instead of Windows 8. It took a little searching to find all the working hardware drivers, as this machine was never meant to work with the older Windows versions. But I was able to get everything working right in a couple of hours. This has proved to be a great little computer to be used as a media center.
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That shouldn't be a problem. But be aware that WHS will use only 20GB as System partition which cannot be changed! The rest will be added to your storage pool. It's also worth mentioning that the first storage drive has special significance. It is where all the so called tombstones are created. These are pointers to the real files that are somewhere on the physical devices in your storage pool. I personally would recommend against using a SSD as boot drive. A fast SATA drive will work just fine. And does it really matter if your WHS boots in 20 or 30 seconds?
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seperate but the ssd is not your standard 2.5" it is either proprietary or msata/mini pcie
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Mine came with two physical SSD drives and one physical hard drive. They split the hard drive into two logical drives. So you start out with 4 logical drives.I logically combined the two SSD drives into one and removed the partitioning of the hard drive (folk on the ASUS forum told me how to do that). For that matter, I replaced the original 5400 rpm hard drive with a snappier 7200 rpm drive. So at this time my machine has only two logical drives - I like it better that way.HTH
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You can add up to 2 mSATA drives which are SSD technology, they just go into specific mSATA slots instead of a regular SATA slot.
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Basic rule of thumb is that this will take up 2 slots. Exactly two. If you only have one Drive slot available, then no.
799948
I installed a Samsung 840 products ssd and it works great. Also, the included ram is inaccessible, however there are 2 empty slots easily accessible to add up to 8 more gb.