“Can I add an extra storage/hard drive to this desktop? Mounting, power cable, sata cable?”
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Sadly the specs on Best Buy website says there are 2 x 2.5" HDD expansion bays. But they are not there. Normally when there are expansion bays and the number listed then there is a place to put your drives. But those bays do not exist on this computer. It also says there are 3 x M.2 slots but I have only seen 2 and that is also what the ASUS manual shows. The ASUS manual also does NOT mention 2.5" HDD expansion bays.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Correction to my last answer about number of M.2 slots - looks like the B60M MAX GAMING AX Mother board (which this is) has a 3rd M.2 on the back of the board, which is not visible. But it shows it is there per the ASUS Website (i wish the available manual that I could find had shown this) - https://www.asus.com/me-en/motherboards-components/motherboards/others/b860m-max-gaming-ax/ "Three M.2 slots (up to 128Gbps) The B860M MAX GAMING AX offers a total of three M.2 slots, including one that supports data-transfer speeds of up to 128Gbps via PCIe 5.0, two that supports 64Gbps via PCIe 4.0. This enables quicker boot-up and app load times with OS or application drives." Happy to see it does have the 3rd M.2 after all. Yeah! Now if I could just find those 2 x 2.5" expansion bays! :)
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Yes, you can add an extra storage/hard drive to this desktop. The mounting hardware, power cable and SATA cable needs to be purchased separately. ASUS doesn't provide hardware modification/customization support, please do it at your own discretion.
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