[Aspire A717-72G] What is the proper size of the 2nd hdd or ssd?

jinung

What is the proper size of the 2nd disk?

Can I use 7mm? or 9.5mm?

Thanks in advance.

Balatekie

Hi @jinung , 

The Storage Subsystem for Aspire A717-72G Series model laptop is mentioned below:- 

SATA HDD/SSD

 Storage 1: M.2 2280 for SSD (PCIe/SATA Co-lay) or Optane (16G/32G)

 Storage 2: 7/9.5mm SATA HDD co-lay (Support HDD Door)

Below is the image tabulating complete list of compatible SSD & HDD officially released by Acer. 

Balatekie

Hi @jinung , 

The Storage Subsystem for Aspire A717-72G Series model laptop is mentioned below:- 

SATA HDD/SSD

 Storage 1: M.2 2280 for SSD (PCIe/SATA Co-lay) or Optane (16G/32G)

 Storage 2: 7/9.5mm SATA HDD co-lay (Support HDD Door)

Below is the image tabulating complete list of compatible SSD & HDD officially released by Acer. 

lenasunderland

The Acer Aspire 7 A717 laptop (older models) comes with an inbuilt HDD. This Hard Drive can easily be replaced with a new one or a SATA 2.5″ SSD externally just by opening its cover. But, if you want to make use of its M.2 slot and install a faster NVMe SSD, you will have to open it up.

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