4 SATA drives and 1 M2 drive, but it would depend on what you currently have connected. That's the maximum number of drives that can be connected to the motherboard.
The 4 SATA drives can be SSD or HDD as long as they are SATA. Just have to be aware of the size limitations of the Caddy's as per table below.
Two 2.5-inch hard drives
SATA AHCI 6 Gbps
Up to 2 TB
One 3.5-inch hard drive
SATA AHCI 6 Gbps
Up to 1 TB
Two M.2 2242/2260/2280 solid-state drives
SATA AHCI 6 Gbps
PCIe NVMe up to 32 Gbps
Up to 1 TB
One U.2 drive
PCIe NVMe up to 32 Gbps (U.2 drive)
Up to 280 GB
One 9.5 mm slim drive for DVD+/-RW drive or Blue-ray Disc.
My question was: How many SSD drives can I have in this computer? If I want to upgrade it further, can I add a hard drive or do I have to find bigger drives?
Vanadiel
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April 21st, 2023 16:00
4 SATA drives and 1 M2 drive, but it would depend on what you currently have connected. That's the maximum number of drives that can be connected to the motherboard.
The 4 SATA drives can be SSD or HDD as long as they are SATA. Just have to be aware of the size limitations of the Caddy's as per table below.
Vanadiel
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April 21st, 2023 14:00
See the picture 9-10-11-12-13:
SATA 6 Gbps drive connector (SATA1)
SATA 6 Gbps drive connector (SATA2)
SATA 6 Gbps drive connector (SATA3)
SATA 6 Gbps drive connector (SATA4)
solid-state drive slot (M.2 SSD)
Picture
Just have to make sure you have enough drive bays.
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April 21st, 2023 15:00
One of those SATA ports may be taken by the optical drive, if so equipped.
Malka
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April 21st, 2023 15:00
Sorry, that does not answer my question.
A picture of the motherboard doesn't help me.
My question was: How many SSD drives can I have in this computer? If I want to upgrade it further, can I add a hard drive or do I have to find bigger drives?
Regards,
Cyril
Malka
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April 22nd, 2023 00:00
Hello,
I have two SSD and one HDD. Thank you very much for your answer.
Thanks a lot.
Regards,
Cyril
Vanadiel
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April 22nd, 2023 09:00
In that configuration your 2 x 2.5" and 1 x 3.5" caddy's will all be in use.
You will still have the M2 slot, unless that is in use for a boot drive.
Vanadiel
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April 22nd, 2023 10:00
That's the validated size. Anything past that will work also, just never been officially validated.
If you need large amounts of storage, a NAS might be a better alternative than cramming your PC full of storage devices.
Malka
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April 22nd, 2023 10:00
Hello,
No, I haven't used it, so I can use it for an extra disk. But then, as far as I understand, it must be 1 TB max, right?
Regards,
Cyril
Malka
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April 22nd, 2023 11:00
Hello,
I haven't thought of that. You might be right.
Thank you very much.
Regards,
Cyril