can you get IDE cables with 3 ports on them? i want more hard drive space but i havnt got the IDE connections to do it.
any other suggestions would be apreciated as well
IDE is two channels only. Master and Slave. Your best bet is to either get a bigger hard drive or buy a cheap PCI SATA card and add SATA drives.
QuoteOriginally posted by Gandalf-LordOfJelly@Sep 3 2005, 11:00 AM
IDE is two channels only. Master and Slave. Your best bet is to either get a bigger hard drive or buy a cheap PCI SATA card and add SATA drives.
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Or get a PCI IDE board - will give you up to four more devices.
Or get a controller card :)
Ill get those 3pin female to molex cables sent to you on monday or when i get a chance...
can some one point me in the direction of the cheepest option?
ie link me to the bit of a shop that does it?
Have you already got a disk you want to add or will you be buying a disk too?
i already have the disks
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i already have the disks
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What about:
Promise ATA133 Card for £23 (http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=16318)
or the
Highpoint Equivalent for £19 (http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=17433)
Both of those will support 4 devices or if you want to go up market then what about:
Adaptec ATA100 RAID card for £43 (http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=12540)
or the
Highpoint ATA133 RAID card for £48 (http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=17431)
If you want to spend more then please let me know and I'll be happy to point you in the right direction :)
any think not from scan????
they charge far to much delivery.....£7.00 for a card!!!!!!
that £19 one is perfect
QuoteOriginally posted by sheepy@Sep 6 2005, 10:54 AM
any think not from scan????
they charge far to much delivery.....£7.00 for a card!!!!!!
that £19 one is perfect
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pm me your address. I've just found an ATA 133 card here that came with a new HDD. I've never used it so you may as well put it to good use :)
It's based on the promise PDC20269 chipset and is a Maxtor branded card. I have no drivers but that should help you download any if needed.
QuoteOriginally posted by sheepy@Sep 6 2005, 11:54 AM
any think not from scan????
they charge far to much delivery.....£7.00 for a card!!!!!!
Why on earth are you thinking about paying them for delivery?
Why not use the free delivery (http://forum.deadmen.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=10448) terms posted on these forums and over at Hexus?
TL.
does any one have any idea where drivers for this might be??
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does any one have any idea where drivers for this might be??
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Drivers for what. C'mon sheepy give us a clue! We're good but...
BlueBall this is a cut 'n' paste from further up, do you not read things?
"It's based on the promise PDC20269 chipset and is a Maxtor branded card. I have no drivers but that should help you download any if needed."
it is a PCI mass storage controller so that i can plug in more hard drives.
i have found this driver now thanks to (this will be a blast from the past for some of you) TUTONIC!
now i still cant see the hard drives.
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BlueBall this is a cut 'n' paste from further up, do you not read things?
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Yup. I even read my post further up that linked to 4 different cards. As I do not know which one you are referring to its a bit bloody difficult to offer advice don't you think <_<