Uploaded April 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

---

Constantly needing copious quantities of storage space, I elected to do things the hard way and upgrade my PC's storage by adding more internal hard drives than it was intended to support. Using a SATA to PCI-E expansion card, two 2.5" 7200 rpm hard drives with over 65,000 power-on hours and a few bad sectors, and finally some jury-rigged wiring and "custom" installation, I was able to make this dream/nightmare a reality.

00:00 Intro
00:35 I/O
00:44 Unofficial Ram Upgrade
00:58 Original Unofficial Hard Drive Upgrade
01:57 New Old (Obsolete) Nvidia K2200 Graphics Card
02:26 SATA Shortage
03:33 New Old Hard Drives
05:11 SATA to PCI-E Expansion Card
06:03 Powering Hard Drives The Wrong Way
07:07 Wire Spaghetti
07:18 First Boot Up
07:43 Bad Sectors & Power On Hours
08:30 Disclaimer
09:05 Speed Test
09:57 Test Fit
10:31 SATA Splitter
11:13 Wiring Smoke Test
11:20 Permanently Temporary Installation
11:42 Closing Thoughts

#dell #optiplex #harddrives #seagate