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PHILMORT
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31. March 2004 @ 05:53 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Good afternoon to all.
I noticed that Senior member Scuba Pete has four optical drives on his system.{envious grin}
I was lead to believe, that only two optical drives could be used with the pc architecture.
Perhaps those in the know could advise me how its done PLEASE.
Best wishes to all......
Philmort.
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31. March 2004 @ 05:58 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
OOOOOOPS.
I think this thread is in the wrong forum.

Apologies to the administrator.

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31. March 2004 @ 06:59 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
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OOOOOOPS.
I think this thread is in the wrong forum.
D'oh! I hate when that happens :)

You can have four drives by using a PCI to ATA Controller card that adds two more ATA connections.

Some motherboards, like mine, have onboard ATA RAID which leaves the Primary and Secondary IDE channels free for up to four optical devices.

Here's a link to a controller card so you can see what I'm typing about.

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=16-102-002&depa=1



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