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Offline Simon

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IDE Connections
« 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?
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Re:IDE Connections
« Reply #1 on: December 01, 2003, 17:20 »
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Re:IDE Connections
« Reply #2 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  :)
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Re:IDE Connections
« Reply #3 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
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Re:IDE Connections
« Reply #4 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.

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Offline Sandra

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Re:IDE Connections
« Reply #5 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  ???
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Re:IDE Connections
« Reply #6 on: December 02, 2003, 07:30 »
According to Windows Device Manager, it uses a shared IRQ along with my soundcard and some other cards.

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Offline Dack

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Re:IDE Connections
« Reply #7 on: December 02, 2003, 21:59 »
http://www.sudhian.com/showfaqs.cfm?fid=15&fcid=26

For a basic explanation of PCI interrupt steering under ACPI.
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Re:IDE Connections
« Reply #8 on: December 12, 2003, 21:35 »
Fit a PCI IDE card and that will give you you 4 more IDE connections

Brian :D
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