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Laptop with SSD but without HDD?

mledue

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May 9, 2017
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Can a laptop be functional with Windows installed on a SSD but no HDD?

*An MSI laptop to be precise.
 
Solution
Lots of the newer ones come with only a SSD. Usually in a laptop, there is only room for one drive so ... one often has to choose between a SSD or a standard HDD. Some of us do a work around by replacing the DVD drive with a little adapter that allows a 2nd hard drive to go in there.
Lots of the newer ones come with only a SSD. Usually in a laptop, there is only room for one drive so ... one often has to choose between a SSD or a standard HDD. Some of us do a work around by replacing the DVD drive with a little adapter that allows a 2nd hard drive to go in there.
 
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