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Swapping the optical drive for a hard drive?
Greetings, can I swap out the included optical drive with a hard drive? If I unplug the ODD0 and using the same connectors to connect a sata drive, the drive isn't seen. Any thoughts? Thanks. Tim
TimBaeten
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March 22nd, 2024 16:46
Update: As always, it was simple: check the connections! (one was loose). Thanks again all.
JOcean
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March 21st, 2024 23:33
In addition to the directions given by @yasir ali did you initialize the drive in Disk Management as shown in this web page at Wikihow? Until you initialize the drive it will not be visible or accessible.
TimBaeten
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March 22nd, 2024 00:34
Thanks Yasir, my problem is with step 11. It's not being recognized. I did go into the UEFI settings and ODD0 is checked as "enabled."
TimBaeten
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March 22nd, 2024 01:55
@JOcean Yeah, thanks. The OS isn't seeing it because BIOS doesn't see it.