How many drives can I attach to my ASUS P9X79

Lord_Liverpool

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Hello

This is my first post so please go easy.

2 years ago I bought a new PC. It has an ASUS P9X79 Motherboard.

Connected to it I have:


  • 1 x SSD 250GB (Windows OS and Program Files)
    2 X HDD 3TB (All my Data in RAID 1)
    1 x CD/DVD Drive
I am looking to add another SSD as my current one is almost full.

I looked in the manual and it says


  • 2 x SATA 6 Gb/s
    4 x SATA 3 Gb/s

Here is a link to the Motherboard:

https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/P9X79/

Does this mean my motherboard can have a total of 6 drives?

Can I add another SSD?

Thanks in advance.