Replacing Optical Drive with something else !

[rostamiani]

Hi
I have a Asus N53SV and don't use the optical drive .
Can I change it with something more usefull ? (USB External-Sata ???)

Thanks a lot

 

[C12Friedman]

You can purchase a caddy such as this one which will allow you to install a second hard drive there
http://www.ebay.com/itm/12-7mm-SATA-2nd-HDD-caddy-ACER-BENQ-HP-DELL-ASUS-/400305527196?_trksid=p4340.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222002%26algo%3DSIC.FIT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D11%26meid%3D240139972151981163%26pid%3D100011%26prg%3D1005%26rk%3D1%26
I have never used this vendor but, what could be more useful than that? You just take the cover off the optical drive and fit it to the caddy so it looks normal.