What kind of expansion do I have inside? I want to add a SSD drive, a second optical drive and at lease one more SATA hard drive. Will it handle it?
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I added the ssd. Really improved the unit. Not sure about another optical drive
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You can add a usb cd/dvd drive otherwise you could replace one of the existing drives with one that you would like, but you would have to open the case and install it. I warn you that this takes some knowledge about computers and don't recommend it if you are not comfortable and familiar with the insides of computers.
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Internally, 6x SATA slots are in the system with 2x being used by the HDD and the SATA DVD Drive. This leaves another 4 ready for use. You can use an SSD should you like as well as add another DVD drive or Blu Ray drive.
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I would suggest you visit the thecus website, find the unit you are interested in and then look up the HDD compatibility for the drives you are thinking about. I would recommend you pick enterprise type disks and buy a spare additional disk of the same kind to have on the shelf in case one fails.
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I dont know what you mean by upgrade, but it comes with a ssd, sata cable 3.5 expansion a usb enclose and a install cd
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Go to their website. They have setups to build your own... this one is already setup. And yes, I believe they are replaceable. But why buy this model to just replace with bigger drives when they already sell 1, bigger drives and 2, setups to build your own...
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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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I started with one 2TB and have been running it for several months. Adding a second of another brand and size. It's flexible to do that. You can even put in 2.5's with a converter tray, or some people mix in SSD's as well. Pretty limitless. AND most use cases are hot swappable, meaning you can pull and add drives while running.
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A solid state drive could be fitted to replace the existing hard drive. These are currently very expensive, particularly if you wanted to replace the existing 1 Terra-byte disc. There would not be room to fit an additional drive. Of course, you could always use an external SSD, utilising one of the many the USB ports.
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It's been awhile since I put my together... I currently have one SSD as the OS Drive, one 3.5 data drive and if I remember correctly it's using up all the space on that mount. There is a 5.25 bay which I'm using for a Blu-Ray drive, but I'd imagine you could get something like a 3.5 to 5.25 adapter and get your 3rd drive in there that way. Page 3 in the manual (6 on the PDF) will give you a better idea of how the insides are laid out: http://www.silverstonetek.com.tw/downloads/Manual/case/Multi-GD05-Manual.pdf
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I'm going to take a stab and say the expansion allows you to easily open up the casing and replace the drive with another once the initial hard drive is filled? I've been searching all over and can't figure it out myself.
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If your desktop machine is the same as mine, you can add another drive in the removable slot. It must be a sata drive.
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you wanna replace your drive or add this one? My computer has a additional space for mSATA ssd, so I don't quite worry about that. But if your computer needs your to replace your drive, I would recommend your a HDD+SSD drive. The first thing you have to check is the interface, is your computer has a mSATA port or just SATA port. The one you are looking at which is the one I am using is mSATA, u don't need to worry about the size of this drive it is the smallest one, size should be compatible. The port is the important thing you have to considered.
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Currently I have 2 Sata and 1 SS drive in it, still room for more. One thing though pickup a few 90 deg connectors as the case doesn't close properly if you use the regular connections for your Sata drives.
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1- there are 2 internal HDD slots, and you could use one of the two external 5.25" slots to add another; 2- cable management is something you implement (I recommend twist-ties for SATA cables) once your drives are in, as you'll determine where this non-critical aspect is needed; 3- the fact that it can use a standard ATX supply is a big plus for upgrading ... good luck with your system build :)
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I'm pretty sure that you can replace the 128GB SSD with a larger MSATA SSD. I have not done it myself, but I opened up the laptop and saw the MSATA that's in there. I didn't see any place to put an additional internal drive.
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Greetings,Great question!Yes, absolutely. The two drive types can be installed and utilized in conjunction with one another.Best regards,MITXPC