does it have a second bay for a second hard drive ? is it possible to install windows 7 ( with all the proper drivers ) ? regards
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I am also unsure about the bay for a second hard drive, but mine came with 1Tb, which to me is plenty. You will be able to install windows 7 or any OS for that matter. Worst case would be that you may have to download a driver or two, but I highly doubt that.
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Altough I didn't try to install Windows 7 (I am waiting for Windows 8.1 so I can upgrade), I think there is no problem in installing Windows 7. I am not sure about the bay for the second hard drive. I will search on that as soon as possible.
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Hello, We are the manufacturer of this computer and would be glad to assist with your questions! The computer does not have the ability to add a second hard drive to it due to the form factor being so tight. The maximum RAM that can be installed is 32GB on 4x 8GB sticks. There are slots currently available, however any expansion slots such as a video card will require a low profile bracket.
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No a Win 7 back-up disc was not included.I did not check if memory can be added because it's bigger than I'll ever use !
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Do a google search for that. I doubt you can mount a second hard drive in there, but I'm not sure.
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There is only one hard drive bay which is already occupied. If you do not use the optical drive you and remove it and get a hard drive caddy and put one in there.
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I'm having the same problem. Windows7 doesn't recognize it. Can't find drivers for the drive or the case ANYWHERE.
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Mine had windows 7 installed but it comes with the Disc to install Windows 8.1. You can install either system, but can't install them as a dual boot system. Either one or the other.
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I just used one HD and screwed it in to the holes in the bottom part of the chassis. Not sure what I would do about the second drive.
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Yes, you can either load Windows 8 on it or use it as a second drive in a Windows 8 system, as the drive uses standard device drivers. A more important issue is whether your motherboard will support getting the best speed out of the drive, and you'll have to see from the motherboard manual or the manufacturer whether it supports a solid state drive in the BIOS.
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Is this compatible with Windows 7 without going through the hassle of a new drive???
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Yes, I yhinkYes, I believe it has two USB ports. But I sent mine back for a refund because I hated Windows 8.
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It does not come with a hard drive. It only has the installation bay for one up to 2TB.
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Yes, the system I was using already had Win 7 with the original drive not working. I didn't have any issue replacing this drive under Win 7 at all. The OS recognized the drive right away. Hope this helps!
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The disc drive is mounted in a box below the DVD drive, accessible with the side cover removed (which breaks the warranty seal, which voids the warranty). There is room for another drive in the box. If adding another drive, you will need another SATA cable. There is a spare power cable for a SATA drive. There are 6 SATA cable sockets on the motherboard, but I don't know if it will actually support 6 drives. It definitely will support one more. Interestingly, there is an IDE controller on the motherboard, but no IDE connectors. I have found that there seems to be a problem with ASUS' implementation of the SATA system. When two drives are connected directly, copying 350 Gb of data from one to the other takes HOURS. Microsoft's Process Explorer reports disc reads and writes averaging only 7 Mb per second, which translates to just 50 Gb per hour. It took about 13 hours to copy the 350 Gb. It is faster to copy to a USB 2.0 connected drive. The same target drive, connected via USB instead of as SATA to the motherboard, copied 64 Gb in 38 minutes. Process Explorer reported read and write rates of 27 MB per second, almost four times faster than when using the drive as a SATA drive. The manual is available for download at the manufacturer's website: service.asus.com.
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I bought one in March. Put an SSD drive in it and love it. It has NO extra software, except HP stuff and a DVD Player Ap (Cyberlink). It comes with Windows 7 loaded and working, with Windows 8 setup discs if you want to go that route, and with Windows 7 setup discs which I used to install Windows 7 on my ssd drive. (The Windows 7 discs do not have the latest drivers so you have to go to HP on line to download and install these. The hard drive comes with A Windows 7 setup partition so you can do an original install from there if you like.) David Long
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Hi Dustyn, It came with a bag of screws and I only installed 1 drive in it but there were plenty for 2 drives.
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I used a 2TB Seagate drive, and had no trouble recognizing it in Win 7. Both USB and E-SATA worked ok for me. Have you tried both interfaces? Might want to try connecting it to another system as well.