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rbgreen
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_ 		2. March 2005 @ 07:21 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Can someone please help me as I'm new to all this and my friend said this is the best place to get good advice. I've got 2 HD's in my PC daisy chained as slave and master to the IDE port. If i was to add a third could I add a SATA drive?? Would this work ok and give me a third drive?

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ddp
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_ 		2. March 2005 @ 08:05 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
unless the motherboard has sata on it or get a controller card if available than you are S.O.L. you have 2 ide connectors on your motherboard so can connect 4 ide drives so what do you have so far drives wise
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rbgreen
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_ 		2. March 2005 @ 23:33 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Got 2 CD/DVD drives connected to one IDE and 2 HDs connected to the over. The motherboard has 2 SATA connectors - would I be able to add another HD to one of these SATA connectors as a 2nd slave drive?
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ddp
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_ 		3. March 2005 @ 13:15 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
yes with a sata drive or an ide drive with a sata adapter
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