3 hard drives

ants83 · 11 Mar 2006 at 17:16

ok i have 2 HD connected via IDE and 2 drives a cd and dvd on the other cable. how then do i install a 3rd hard drive?thanks

derbyjake · 11 Mar 2006 at 17:18

welcome to the limits of ide

you can only av 2 per channel,

so you would need to go sata or scsi

or purchase a add in ide card / ata raid card

Werewolf · 11 Mar 2006 at 17:22

yup

2 per channel, normally 2 channels per motherboad.

You can however add an ide card, SATA card or SCSI card (if you are feeling flush), the chances are if your motherboard/system is reasonably newish it will have additional IDE or SATA connections to the standard 2 IDE channels.

ants83 · 11 Mar 2006 at 17:23

thanks lads i'll look into a sata card !

ants83 · 11 Mar 2006 at 17:37

could i use firewire?

vapor matt · 11 Mar 2006 at 18:02

you could use an external firewire HD box but you would be limiting the drives peformance to the firewire speed of 400, usb2 would be a little faster but not a lot in it to be honest. if its just storage and not required for speed then i would opt for a USB2 external hardrive unit. they come in many sizes one will surely suit your buget.

of course your PC needs to have USB2 or firewire to use either choice.

ants83 · 11 Mar 2006 at 21:40

vapor matt said:
you could use an external firewire HD box but you would be limiting the drives peformance to the firewire speed of 400, usb2 would be a little faster but not a lot in it to be honest. if its just storage and not required for speed then i would opt for a USB2 external hardrive unit. they come in many sizes one will surely suit your buget.

of course your PC needs to have USB2 or firewire to use either choice.

yeah mabye ext HD is the way to go cheers matey.