Second Hard Drive in iMac 24'' Aluminium

I want to upgrade my internal storage of my 24-inch Aluminium iMac (bought in summer 2007) and was wondering if I can put a SECOND hard drive in there (without removing my current one). Is there enough space in a 24" iMac? I ve heard that the 20" version has only one bay. Is anyone using a 24" model with two internal hard drives? Will my iMac support a 1TB drive?
Cheers,
Martin

There's no space for a second drive. Your iMac will support a 1TB drive, though (as a matter of fact, Apple sells 1TB drives as an option, if you order online).

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