Secondary Laptop Hard Drive?

[AuthorFilms Studios]

I want to install a second HDD in my laptop. It has 1 HDD and 1 Optical Drive installed. I have opened it up and it uses the 'laptop SATA' connectors to connect both the HDD and Optical Drive to the motherboard. Can I replace the optical drive with a secondary HDD safely? And if so, how do I go about it (does it require any Windows/BIOS/Hardware changes)?

 

[Laptop_Nerd]

Hi,

The answer is yes given that there's an available HDD caddy for the model of your laptop. You'll be removing the Optical drive and will be replaced by a HDD caddy.

Here's a sample of a HDD caddy.
http://hddcaddy.com/en/

 

[AuthorFilms Studios]

Hi,

The answer is yes given that there's an available HDD caddy for the model of your laptop. You'll be removing the Optical drive and will be replaced by a HDD caddy.

Here's a sample of a HDD caddy.
http://hddcaddy.com/en/

Is the caddy required, or is it just an enclosure? Can I attach the HDD directly to the 'laptop SATA' port (with the correct cable)?