How many HDD's Can my motherboard support?

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oblivioux

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I have a ASUS Z97-P motherboard, and I can see from looking inside/reading online that there are 4 SATA ports in total on it, does this mean that essentially if I didnt use a optical drive I can have 4 HDDs?

https://www.asus.com/uk/Motherboards/Z97P/specifications/
 
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oblivioux

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So that means I can buy one of those stick looking SSDs, and it will go in somewhere?
 
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Yes, there is a slot between the CPU and graphics card slot. It may be hidden by the CPU cooler and the graphics card.
 
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oblivioux

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https://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CP-9020097-UK-PLUS-Power-Supply/dp/B00TE4XSMA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1531596934&sr=8-1&keywords=vs550+power+supply

This is the PSU I have, I believe they are Molex? (sorry in case you couldn't tell, I'm not the smartest)
 
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oblivioux

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Yeah unfortunately all used, there are 2 for HDD's - 1 for the Memory card reader, and 1 with a adaptor on it for the Optical drive
 
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But you already asked about HDDs WITHOUT the optical. So that frees up one and then buy a "Y" splitter like I linked to power a HD and the card reader.
 
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Touché didn't think like that, I never use the drive anyway haha
 
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