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search didn't pull anything, was just wondering if it would be possible for me to have three HARD drives in the system.Sure, not a problem at all...
IDE 0 One Master , one Slave.
IDE1 One Master one Slave.

These can be any COMBINATION of hard drives CD drives etc.

patio. 8-)Quote

Sure, not a problem at all...
IDE 0 One Master , one Slave.
IDE1 One Master one Slave.

These can be any combination of hard drives CD drives etc.

patio. 8-)

It's even possible to grab a PCI IDE controller, that way you can even MORE drives. Just have to make sure that your PSU can handle them all.

ON TOPIC: Yes, 3 hard drives will work fine, I'm running 3 right now.Hi. I had a similar question I was going to post when I saw this topic.
I'm using three hard drives with the Trios II from Romtec. I have to shutdown and restart WHICHEVER drive I want to use, since each is set as master.
My question was going to be ; Do all drives spin while the computer is running?
And is there a way to slave two drives off the first?
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Do all drives spin while the computer is running?

Yes, until they are told to spin down by the computer, either through BIOS or software.

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And is there a way to slave two drives off the first?

One master and one slave per IDE channel. If you are using a PCI based card there are more options.

There is no reason I can imagine to slave two drives. If you need multiple drives you may look at SCSI as a solution.
Thanks Another option is to use external hard drives connected to USB or Firewire ports. I suppose you could add SEVERAL of those. You can even put an internal hard drive in a hard drive enclosure and plug it into a USB port to use it as an external drive.

So many options, so little cash!

8-)


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