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7/15/12 at 7:25pm
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Sorry i don't know much about computers,but this is the specs of my mobo:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157185&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&AID=10446076&PID=4003003&SID=vxisovnb8vvx

Just to let you know i installed 2 hdd's and 1 dvd writer in my pc so yah.
Edited by juntabirao011 - 7/15/12 at 7:27pm
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7/15/12 at 7:29pm
that link says you have 4 hard drive slots so yes! smile.gif
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7/15/12 at 7:29pm
Storage Devices
SATA 3Gb/s
4


So yes, you can install another SATA port/ HDD
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7/15/12 at 7:30pm
if you have the ports, you should be able to. but my question is ANOTHER 3TB? whats on the other one? biggrin.gif
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7/15/12 at 7:34pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by arkenex View Post

if you have the ports, you should be able to. but my question is ANOTHER 3TB? whats on the other one? biggrin.gif

It's 1TB and 500GB HDD'S
post #6 of 7
7/20/12 at 9:08am
Some games on Steam though like Assasin's Creed II and Monkey Island HD remakes will not run of HDD larger than 2 TB
Neither could Stacking and Costume Quest till a patch was released.
so keep that in mind
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8/2/12 at 1:01pm
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