Can I put Hard Drives in Dekstop's Optical Drive Bays?

alkarnur

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Feb 5, 2013
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Hello all,

I'm relatively new to the DIY scene and I LOVE IT!
My first and only build I did only two months ago (mini-ITX / Bitfenix Prodigy Red / 3770K / 7970...).

I'm already thinking about my next system, even though it's not anytime soon I'm going to be building it.

I'm looking for full ATX cases. Most of these cases have a LOT of optical drive bays, 4 usually. Which seems strange to me especially since it's such an old technology and one DVD or Blu Ray drive is adequate for most users.

So I was wondering if I could somehow put hard drives and/or SSDs in those bays, and whether those drives would be hot-swappable from the outside without opening the case.