Using 2 hard drives

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Hello,

Is it possible for me to install a third hard drive on a
system that already has a CDRW and CDROM drive?

It has 2 IDE (the slots on the motherboard, not sure of
theire name), and they are already being used. One
connects two existing hard drives (80GB and 40GB). The
other supports a CDRW and a CDROM. Can I get a cable that
will alow me to add the third hard drive, which is at
present a 10GB (with a possibilty of moving to a 120GB, if
it can be done)?????

You are welcome to email me the response on my email, but
do post message here should someonelse wishes to be as
crazy as I am.

Thanks

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Buy a PCI card that supports more IDE and maybe even SATA
drives, it can also RAID. Promise and Maxtor and other
companies make such cards.


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"Moyah" <mo888ya@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:10f2601c44118$792e8950$a001280a@phx.gbl...
| Hello,
|
| Is it possible for me to install a third hard drive on a
| system that already has a CDRW and CDROM drive?
|
| It has 2 IDE (the slots on the motherboard, not sure of
| theire name), and they are already being used. One
| connects two existing hard drives (80GB and 40GB). The
| other supports a CDRW and a CDROM. Can I get a cable that
| will alow me to add the third hard drive, which is at
| present a 10GB (with a possibilty of moving to a 120GB, if
| it can be done)?????
|
| You are welcome to email me the response on my email, but
| do post message here should someonelse wishes to be as
| crazy as I am.
|
| Thanks

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?)

Shenan Stanley wrote:
> Moyah wrote:
>> Is it possible for me to install a third hard drive on a
>> system that already has a CDRW and CDROM drive?
>>
>> It has 2 IDE (the slots on the motherboard, not sure of
>> theire name), and they are already being used. One
>> connects two existing hard drives (80GB and 40GB). The
>> other supports a CDRW and a CDROM. Can I get a cable that
>> will alow me to add the third hard drive, which is at
>> present a 10GB (with a possibilty of moving to a 120GB, if
>> it can be done)?????
>>
>> You are welcome to email me the response on my email, but
>> do post message here should someonelse wishes to be as
>> crazy as I am.
>
> Cerridwen wrote:
>> A standard IDE port can only support a maximum of two devices - a
>> master and a slave. As you've used your quota you will need to
>> purchase a PCI controller card (some drives are even sold with them),
>> plug it in and connect the drive to that. You will then have the
>> option of adding one further drive, should you so desire.
>
>
> I have several systems with 5 or more IDE drives. Simply put, I have
> a RAID IDE or other IDE controller and the original one that came
> with the system.. As Cerridwen says - get more hardware.
>
> --
> <- Shenan ->

True, I just assumed he didn't (and I didn't want to complicate the issue by
mentioning it). I, too, have four IDEs in a RAID array in this system, and
will have two S-ATAs in my new one.

He just seemed a little confused that's all, and I didn't want to confuse
him further (I guess I assumed he wouldn't know what RAID was).