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Technical Help & Discussion => Self Building, Upgrading & General Hardware Help => Topic started by: Simon on December 01, 2003, 16:19

Title: IDE Connections
Post by: Simon on December 01, 2003, 16:19

I have three drives (DVDROM, DVDRW, and CDRW), plus my hard drive, which has used up all my IDE connections.  What happens if I want to install a second hard drive, but I have no IDE connections left?

Title: Re:IDE Connections
Post by: TR on December 01, 2003, 17:20

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Title: Re:IDE Connections
Post by: Tony on December 01, 2003, 20:29

A Raid Mobo I should think, but surely you could ditch the DVD-Rom. I mean how many DVD's do you wanna play at once, you Southern Softie Show off ::) ;D  ;)

Plus then you could Sell your old one cheap to Hooky, and then he would also be happy, did you keep the box  :)

Title: Re:IDE Connections
Post by: TR on December 01, 2003, 21:06

Ahh but my friend or is that fiend Tony   ;D , I have all that Simon has, but ALL his works where mine doesnt  :P

Title: Re:IDE Connections
Post by: Adept on December 01, 2003, 21:13

Buy a PCI RAID card like I did for my 3 hard drives, CDROM and CDRW.

Cost me about £15 IIRC.

Title: Re:IDE Connections
Post by: Sandra on December 01, 2003, 22:52

Do you not run short of IRQs then Adept, or does the ones on the PCI raid card share them with the the PCI bus or something  ???

Title: Re:IDE Connections
Post by: Adept on December 02, 2003, 07:30

According to Windows Device Manager, it uses a shared IRQ along with my soundcard and some other cards.

Title: Re:IDE Connections
Post by: Dack on December 02, 2003, 21:59

http://www.sudhian.com/showfaqs.cfm?fid=15&fcid=26 (http://www.sudhian.com/showfaqs.cfm?fid=15&fcid=26)

For a basic explanation of PCI interrupt steering under ACPI.

Title: Re:IDE Connections
Post by: lobo on December 12, 2003, 21:35

Fit a PCI IDE card and that will give you you 4 more IDE connections

Brian :D