Windows 10: Laptops That Support A Secondary Storage Drive

Discus and support Laptops That Support A Secondary Storage Drive in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware to solve the problem; I am looking for a laptop that will support a second internal storage drive. Over the years, I have removed the ROM drive and installed a secondary... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware' started by Stigg, Jan 15, 2019.

  1. STIGG
    Stigg Win User

    Laptops That Support A Secondary Storage Drive


    I am looking for a laptop that will support a second internal storage drive. Over the years, I have removed the ROM drive and installed a secondary hard drive using a hard drive caddy. But a lot of decent laptops don't have a ROM drive these days.

    Does anyone have any ideas?


    Thanks. *Smile

    :)
     
    Stigg, Jan 15, 2019
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  2. T5REICH
    t5reich Win User

    Utililizing secondary drive as storage

    I recently got a new computer, and decided to switch back from Apple to Windows for the first time in a decade or so, as such I'm floundering a bit and need some help.

    Following advice online I went ahead and bought a new SSD and replaced the HDD in my new laptop, and then using a CD caddy placed my HDD in the optical drive slot in order to use it as a secondary storage drive. I did an install of Windows 10 onto the SSD
    using the creation tool and a USB drive, and then installed all the updates and drivers for everything. The issue is that I can't seem to access the HDD through file explorer or set it as a save location in the storage section of system settings. It is listed
    under disk drives in the device manager, and the status there claims it to be working properly. It's just functionally useless at this point. Any help would be appreciated.
     
    t5reich, Jan 15, 2019
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  3. ARILY
    Arily Win User
    System restore and secondary drives


    So my setup. I have 2 drives in my computer an SSD and HDD. The SSD came shipped with my computer and I installed the HDD as a secondary drive. I've been using it as storage for all my pictures music etc. I've also installed a couple programs on there. My question is if I do a system restore can I do it without wiping out the secondary drive? How would I go about doing it? Step by step. What would happen to the program's installed on there after the restore?

    Thank you.
     
    Arily, Jan 15, 2019
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  4. LVR181
    lvr181 Win User

    Laptops That Support A Secondary Storage Drive

    Internal secondary hard drive not recognised


    After fitting SSD (C: drive) to my Win10 machine I connected the old hard drive as a secondary storage drive.

    Win10 does not "see" it!
    But Belarc Adviser "sees" the hard drive!

    How to force Win 10 to recognise the secondary drive? Simple steps please for a non-techie.

    Thanks.
     
    lvr181, Jan 15, 2019
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