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NUC11PAQi70QA, NUC11PAQi50WA, NUC11PAQi30WA
User Guide – January 2021
5.0 Install a 2.5” SSD or Hard Drive or Intel®
Optane™ Memory Module
The Intel® NUC 11 Performance Mini PCs NUC11PAQi70QA, NUC11PAQi50WA, and
NUC11PAQi30WA support an additional 2.5” Solid State Drive (SSD) or Hard Disk
Drive (HDD).
Find compatible 2.5” drives in the Intel Product Compatibility Tool:
• NUC11PAQi70QA
• NUC11PAQi50WA
• NUC11PAQi30WA
1. Unscrew the four screws holding the current drive in the bay.
2. Remove the pre-installed drive from the drive bay.
3. Slide the new 2.5” drive into the drive bay, ensuring the SATA connectors are fully
seated into the connectors of the SATA daughter card (A).
4. Secure the drive into the drive bay with the four screws that were used in step 1.
Set the drive bay bracket down inside the chassis (C).
Intel® Optane™ Memory Module installation and integration instructions are available
by this link