Replace optical drive with HDD?
I am considering upgrading my system with an ssd, however, I would like to have extra storage.
My thought was to use the old WD 250gb HDD as storage in the DVD bay.
The HDD is a WDC WD2500AAJS-40VWA1
And the dvd is the OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5630A
The ssd would go into the regular bay.
Is such a thing possible or even worth while? Not sure what the speeds would be going to the HDD
Thanks for your time.
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so, just to confirm, you want to move the original HDD into the optical bay, and then put a new SSD into the machine in place of the HDD?
by Aiden
Hello,
That is correct.
If I understood some information on other sites, while the DVD connection is slower than the Sata in the main bay, it should be okay for retrieving/storing files? Or am I mistaken?
I have no idea as to which hard drive caddy if any will work.
Thanks.
by Curious66