Does the HP ENVY dv7-7240us support two internal hard drives?

Does the HP ENVY dv7-7240us support two internal hard drives?
Is this something we can expand ourself without requiring a special chasis?

Hi,
Yes, it supports TWO internal HDD's. You may need something similar to this:
    http://www.newmodeus.com/shop/index.php?main_page=page&id=39
the following video will give you some ideas:
   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLP8kjeLW-Q
Regards.
BH
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