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Bezerker
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_ 		7. May 2005 @ 04:33 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I was wondering if anyone knew where i could get an IDE cable that had one master and two slaves. I looked on ebay and yahoo but couldnt find anything. i know they have to exist because ive seen computers with 3 harddrives in them. Can anyone help me?
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Xian
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_ 		7. May 2005 @ 05:13 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
No, they don't exist. What you have seen is a computer using both of it's IDE interfaces, each of which supports up to 2 devices. You can have 3 hard drives, but only 2 per IDE interface. Most computers come standard with 2 IDE interfaces. The other thing you may have seen is a computer with a SCSI interface instead of IDE. SCSI supports 7 devices or up to 16 if using Wide SCSI per interface.
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ddp
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_ 		7. May 2005 @ 07:27 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
& scsi cables has more wires per cable than an ide
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pulsar
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_ 		9. May 2005 @ 01:06 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I have an IDE card in one of my PCI slots, I have 2 of my optical drives hooked up to it. I still have a spare slot, enabling me to add another 2 drives. That could solve your predicament! Here is a link to what I am talking about, just do a google search for "IDE cards"

http://www.mri.co.uk/products/connectivity-solutions/idea133.htm

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