Aurora R8, installation of additional sata HDD

I just purchased the Aurora R8 and Dell support states that you can just install two additional 2.5 HD maximum of 2 tb each.

I have a Seagate Barracuda 2.5 5TB Sata 2.5 drive and want to know if it will work in my computer?

Thank you so much for the answer

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beamermt79

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January 17th, 2019 10:00

The spec manual says 2.5 in drives up to 2TB size. You may have to partition the 1 drive into 2 but in theory you should be able to use the drive completely. I'd see if you can format it as such and give it a try. As long as your using UEFI and not BIOS compatibility it should work at least for windows.

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i4laine

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January 17th, 2019 21:00

Thanks so much for your reply. Another question, when I install it, will it show up in the BIOS or Device Manager or will I have to go to computer management and make sure it shows there..

Thanks

Judi

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beamermt79

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January 19th, 2019 12:00

Hello! The drive will show up in BIOS/UEFI however if there is a limit you will need to go to disk manager in Windows and partition it, if Windows makes you.

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