How many external drives can i connect to Pavillion p7-1154

I want to know if I can have two external drives attached to our P7-1154 hp pavillion desktop computer. I do have a spare USB port to make the connection. I already have one WD external Drive attached, which is rated USB3, 2TB Drive. The one I want to add is also a WD drive, a USB2 USB3, meaning it is a USB2, but is compatible with a USB3. It is a 1 TB drive.
When I originnaly attached the current USB3, 2TB drive, I immediately had a new folder come up named MY BOOK (K) and that is where I back up all my data.
I am assuming that when I attach the new, 1 TB drive to the empty USB port I will Immediately get another MY BOOK folder but with a different name, probably MY BOOK (K3) , or something like that.
My real Question I guess, is whether the Computer will recognize this as a different drive and give it a different name, or whether the computer might not be able to accept a second drive.
I do not want to take any chance of confusing the computer in any way, and so that is why I posted this question.
I posted this question in another forum about a month ago and did get one response, but did not get an answer. The responder wanted to know the rating of the two drives and wanted to know why I needed a second external drive. I provided him with the USB and TB ratings, and told him I just wanted the additional security of having our data on two external drives. I had one external drive on a different computer a couple of years ago and I accidentally dropped it, and was not able to recover any of the data. So I want to have two drives on this P7-1154 Pavillion Desktop. I did not hear back from him, so am posting in this forum.
I would appreciate any comments, information, or suggestions.

Hi,
Physically you can attached more than one external hard drive. I do that all the time. Your PC is equipped with multiple USB ports so you shouldn't have an attachment issue. If the application supporting MY BOOK has issues with multiple MY BOOK devices attached to your PC then you need to seek a solution from the MY BOOK manufacturer.
So to answer your question, yes your PC will support multiple USB external storage devices at the same time.
If your real question is, does my PC support multiple MY BOOK external USB devices?, then you should seek advice from the MY BOOK manufacturer.
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