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Question posted by jcp258 on April 12th, 2014

How To Install A Second Hard Drive In Vostro 1710 Windows 7

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Answer #1: Posted by RaviCatDell on April 19th, 2014 1:59 PM

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Hi jcp258,

I'm a part of Dell Social Media Team. Please refer to Vostro 1710 Service Manual page 24, to help with accessing hard drive location where you can add a secondary hard drive.

You can add a secondary hard drive with either 250 GB 7200 RPM w/FFS or 320 GB 5400 RPM.

Service Manual: http://dell.to/1eTin4G

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