3 port IDE cables?

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sheepy

September 03, 2005, 10:50:37 AM
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
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Gandalf

#1
September 03, 2005, 11:00:28 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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OldBloke

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September 03, 2005, 06:02:05 PM
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.
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DarkAngel

#3
September 03, 2005, 09:53:20 PM
Or get a controller card :)

Ill get those 3pin female to molex cables sent to you on monday or when i get a chance...

sheepy

#4
September 04, 2005, 04:04:59 PM
can some one point me in the direction of the cheepest option?
ie link me to the bit of a shop that does it?
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Anonymous

#5
September 04, 2005, 04:06:28 PM
Have you already got a disk you want to add or will you be buying a disk too?

sheepy

#6
September 05, 2005, 04:22:39 PM
i already have the disks
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Anonymous

#7
September 05, 2005, 08:24:48 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by sheepy@Sep 5 2005, 03:22 PM
i already have the disks
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What about:

Promise ATA133 Card for £23

or the

Highpoint Equivalent for £19

Both of those will support 4 devices or if you want to go up market then what about:

Adaptec ATA100 RAID card for £43

or the

Highpoint ATA133 RAID card for £48

If you want to spend more then please let me know and I'll be happy to point you in the right direction :)

sheepy

#8
September 06, 2005, 11:54:42 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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Sheepy appears and begins to stroke my head. According to his slurred drunken speech I am "lovely and like a fuzzy felt". Thankfully he soon leaves and passes out somewhere. [/quote]

Gandalf

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September 06, 2005, 11:59:21 AM
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.
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TeaLeaf

#10
September 06, 2005, 01:08:36 PM
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 terms posted on these forums and over at Hexus?

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sheepy

#11
September 18, 2005, 12:27:14 PM
does any one have any idea where drivers for this might be??
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Anonymous

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September 18, 2005, 12:28:19 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by sheepy@Sep 18 2005, 11:27 AM
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...

sheepy

#13
September 18, 2005, 12:47:21 PM
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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Sheepy appears and begins to stroke my head. According to his slurred drunken speech I am "lovely and like a fuzzy felt". Thankfully he soon leaves and passes out somewhere. [/quote]

Anonymous

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September 18, 2005, 12:52:20 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by sheepy@Sep 18 2005, 11:47 AM
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  <_<
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