Dell XPS L501X Support Question
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Question posted by mikfon on July 8th, 2014
Does Dell Xps L501x Have Two Hard Drive Slots
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Answer #1: Posted by DellJesse1 on July 10th, 2014 7:29 AM
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mikfon,
Unfortunately, the system only supports one internal hard drive. You could purchase an external hard drive and plug into a USB port.
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