HDD & SSD simultaneously in TravelMate 8472g system didn't boot and windows didn't start.

Greetings to all members
I have an Acer laptop with the following specs:
Model: Travelmate 8472G
Bios version: Phoenix 1.28 (released 2011)
Storage: HDD western digital 1TB\ SATA
Operating system: Windows 10 64 bit
I tried to add an additional SSD instead of the optical drive but the bios recognized it but the system didn't boot and windows didn't start.
the question is, is my bios ( and laptop) limited to one storage drive only? -whether HDD or SSD- or will i be able to do something with the bios to be able to work with the 2 drives simultaneously ?
Regards and thx in advance
Amgad

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Puraw

https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/696634/hdd-ssd-simultaneously-in-travelmate-8472g

Probably that Sata SSD interface is not compatible with the optical Sata drive interface, you may need a special adapter.

BTW, about running Windows10 1607? on a Windows7 laptop is not advised as BIOS and all drivers are not updated for W10, Acer and Microsoft don't support W7 anymore. Consider migrating to a Windows11 laptop. 😉

billsey

As far as the motherboard and chipset is concerned, there shouldn't be any difference between the two SATA ports:

If you are using one of the CD-ROM caddies to put the SSD in, try swapping the two drives, so the SSD is SATA0 and the HDD SATA1. You might just be experiencing an issue with the SSD itself.

Amgad24972

Thx a lot PURAW & BILLSEY for your solutions, i heard that this model (might) restrict the use of 2 drives simultaneously, if this is true , can the BIOS be the cause.? Can it be upgraded?