(resolved)how to add more than 1 drive?

blood1 · 04-15-2007, 09:03 AM

is it possible to add more than 1 extra drive?
i have 2 internal hard drives already and 2 dvd drives but would like to add a third internal dvd drive that reads better than the other 2.
do they make a ide ribbon that supports 3 drives?
thanks in advance for any help i can get.

**8210GUY** · 04-15-2007, 09:11 AM

My understanding is the controller can only handle 2 devices at a time, this is of course talking about ide drives, which I assume is what your asking about ?
If so your only option other than Sata is to get an extra controller card then you can add a further 4 drives to that.

blood1 · 04-15-2007, 09:18 AM

wow, thanks for the fast reply.
yes, just what i needed know.

blood1 · 04-15-2007, 09:39 AM

now i found 2 controller 1 is 100/133 and the other is 133
both are utra/ata raid pci.
can you explain the diff,?
thanks so much.

**Terrister** · 04-15-2007, 09:53 AM

There is very little difference in the 2 cards. I would stay away from raid unless you have a need for it.
Both are parallel ATA controls. Lets your computer run up to 4 more drives. Most computers have 4 internal plugs. They are used for hard drive and cd/dvd drives. If you do not have 4 of the above, you may not need a card to do this.

blood1 · 04-15-2007, 04:17 PM

thank you.

04-15-2007, 09:03 AM	#1 (permalink)
blood1 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 4 OS: xp	(resolved)how to add more than 1 drive? is it possible to add more than 1 extra drive? i have 2 internal hard drives already and 2 dvd drives but would like to add a third internal dvd drive that reads better than the other 2. do they make a ide ribbon that supports 3 drives? thanks in advance for any help i can get.

04-15-2007, 09:11 AM	#2 (permalink)
8210GUY TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,558 OS: xp Pro	Re: how to add more than 1 drive? My understanding is the controller can only handle 2 devices at a time, this is of course talking about ide drives, which I assume is what your asking about ? If so your only option other than Sata is to get an extra controller card then you can add a further 4 drives to that. Last edited by dai; 04-15-2007 at 10:33 AM. Reason: to correct

04-15-2007, 09:18 AM	#3 (permalink)
blood1 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 4 OS: xp	Re: how to add more than 1 drive? wow, thanks for the fast reply. yes, just what i needed know.

04-15-2007, 09:39 AM	#4 (permalink)
blood1 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 4 OS: xp	Re: how to add more than 1 drive? now i found 2 controller 1 is 100/133 and the other is 133 both are utra/ata raid pci. can you explain the diff,? thanks so much.

04-15-2007, 09:53 AM	#5 (permalink)
Terrister Moderator Hardware Forum Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: West Georgia, USA Posts: 7,098 OS: Xp	Re: how to add more than 1 drive? There is very little difference in the 2 cards. I would stay away from raid unless you have a need for it. Both are parallel ATA controls. Lets your computer run up to 4 more drives. Most computers have 4 internal plugs. They are used for hard drive and cd/dvd drives. If you do not have 4 of the above, you may not need a card to do this. __________________

04-15-2007, 04:17 PM	#6 (permalink)
blood1 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 4 OS: xp	Re: how to add more than 1 drive? thank you.