More than one 2.5" laptop IDE drive on a desktop system?

[jeff findley]

I'm currently in the process of building a system out of spare parts.
I'd like to use several laptop drives in this system, since I already
have them, they're small (in case size), and they're far more quiet
than the old desktop drives I have.

The problem I've run into is that the only IDE to laptop IDE adapters
I've found cost $10 or more and only work with one drive. What I was
hoping to find was a way to hook up two of these drives to a single
IDE port on my motherboard.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Jeff

 

[Conor]

I'm currently in the process of building a system out of spare parts.
I'd like to use several laptop drives in this system, since I already
have them, they're small (in case size), and they're far more quiet
than the old desktop drives I have.

The problem I've run into is that the only IDE to laptop IDE adapters
I've found cost $10 or more and only work with one drive. What I was
hoping to find was a way to hook up two of these drives to a single
IDE port on my motherboard.

Any suggestions?

Use desktop drives.

 

[S.B.]

I'm currently in the process of building a system out of spare parts.
I'd like to use several laptop drives in this system, since I already
have them, they're small (in case size), and they're far more quiet
than the old desktop drives I have.

The problem I've run into is that the only IDE to laptop IDE adapters
I've found cost $10 or more and only work with one drive. What I was
hoping to find was a way to hook up two of these drives to a single
IDE port on my motherboard.

Any suggestions?

Connect the second drive to the slave connector on the same IDE
cable via another adapter.

 

[jeff findley]

Connect the second drive to the slave connector on the same IDE
cable via another adapter.

Sure, if these were desktop drives, I could use a regular IDE cable.
However, laptop drives have a slightly different IDE connector on them
requiring an adapter. What I'd like is an adapter that is really one
cable with three connections on it, one for the motherboard IDE
connector and two laptop IDE connectors.

Jeff

 

[Gary Tait]

I'm currently in the process of building a system out of spare parts.
I'd like to use several laptop drives in this system, since I already
have them, they're small (in case size), and they're far more quiet
than the old desktop drives I have.

The problem I've run into is that the only IDE to laptop IDE adapters
I've found cost $10 or more and only work with one drive. What I was
hoping to find was a way to hook up two of these drives to a single
IDE port on my motherboard.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Jeff

Use one adaptor per drive.

 

[S.B.]

S.B. writes:

Sure, if these were desktop drives, I could use a regular IDE cable.
However, laptop drives have a slightly different IDE connector on them
requiring an adapter.

Which is why I said "via another adapter"!

What I'd like is an adapter that is really one cable with three connections
on it, one for the motherboard IDE connector and two laptop IDE connectors.

I've never seen such a thing, but what goes on inside a laptop I know not.
The resolution to your problem seems obvious and cheap: attach the two
drives to the IDE cable which you have already via two inexpensive adapters.

 

[jeff findley]

The resolution to your problem seems obvious and cheap: attach the two
drives to the IDE cable which you have already via two inexpensive adapters.

That's the way I'll have to go.

Thanks,
jeff

 

[SPS 700]

I have used these adaptors. The one problem I had was not all laptop drives
work with the adaptors. IBM drives wouldn't work at all.

Which is why I said "via another adapter"!
connectors.

I've never seen such a thing, but what goes on inside a laptop I know not.
The resolution to your problem seems obvious and cheap: attach the two
drives to the IDE cable which you have already via two inexpensive

adapters.