How many IDE in Chain

C

Crhoff

Can I put 3 IDE devices on the secondary IDE connector? Like a DVD player,
a CD burner and a Zip drive. Have never seen a cable to do that.

Thanks
 
J

JT

Can I put 3 IDE devices on the secondary IDE connector? Like a DVD player,
a CD burner and a Zip drive. Have never seen a cable to do that.

Thanks
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No. Only 2 drives, one master, one slave, per IDE channel. If you need
more, get another controller.

Jim
 
R

Ralph Mowery

Can I put 3 IDE devices on the secondary IDE connector? Like a DVD player,
a CD burner and a Zip drive. Have never seen a cable to do that.
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No. Each connector on the motherboard can handle either one or two devices.
No more than 2.
 
G

Gary Tait

No.

You could get an ATA100/133 Controller card or RAID Controller for IDE
devices.
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Personally, I'd look into getting an external Zip drive,
but a card won't cost much more (even less perhaps).
 

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