4 ide devices on a mobo that only has one UltraDMA port

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1 x UltraDMA 133/100

Is it possible to connect

4 ide devices on a mobo that only has 1 x UltraDMA 133/100 interface?

Can you get a card to fit into a pci expansion slot that will work and
not conflict with the onboard UltraDMA 133/100?

I will be using the sata-ii port for my hard disc.

am I asking for something difficult or is this just simple stuff?

Thanks
 
Nospam said:
1 x UltraDMA 133/100
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Is it possible to connect 4 ide devices on a mobo that only has 1 x UltraDMA 133/100 interface?
Yes.

Can you get a card to fit into a pci expansion slot that will work and not conflict with the
onboard UltraDMA 133/100?
Yes.

I will be using the sata-ii port for my hard disc.
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So why do you need 4 IDE devices ?
am I asking for something difficult or is this just simple stuff?
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Some of those pci cards dont handle optical drives that well.
 
Rod Speed said:
So why do you need 4 IDE devices ?
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I am replacing my old PC which has motherboard problems and transferring
some parts into the new system.

IDE1 = DVD-RW drive

IDE2 = CD-RW drive (I know the DVD writer will also do cdrw but I have
the drive so I might as well use it.)

IDE3 = standard (cheap) CD-ROM, this will get thrashed by my son playing
his games. I don't want him trashing the DVD-RW drive. This drive is
basically disposable.

IDE4 = my old hard drive with all my data.
If necessary I will just connect it long enough to transfer the data to
the SATA drive.
Some of those pci cards dont handle optical drives that well.
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Thanks for the info.
 
I am replacing my old PC which has motherboard problems and transferring some parts into the new
system.
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Yeah, I assumed that was the case.
IDE1 = DVD-RW drive
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IDE2 = CD-RW drive (I know the DVD writer will also do cdrw but I have the drive so I might as
well use it.)
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That doesnt make any sense when you have a shortage of IDE ports.
Makes no sense to be bying a pci card so you can keep using that.
IDE3 = standard (cheap) CD-ROM, this will get thrashed by my son playing his games. I don't want
him trashing the DVD-RW drive. This drive is basically disposable.
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You can make a case that the DVD-RW
drives are that now, they're so cheap now.

Again, it makes no sense to be buying a pci card to allow that.
IDE4 = my old hard drive with all my data.
If necessary I will just connect it long enough to transfer the data to the SATA drive.
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That's what I'd do, connect it temporarily to move the data
over, have a couple of optical drives on the IDE controller
or have the DVD-RW drive and that hard drive on it.
 
Rod Speed said:
Yeah, I assumed that was the case.



That doesnt make any sense when you have a shortage of IDE ports.
Makes no sense to be bying a pci card so you can keep using that.
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Yes,

the original mobo I had in mind has 2 ide ports.

But after lots and lots of looking around I picked a mobo which had WiFi
1394 etc., I failed to notice that it only had one ide port.

Focused too much on the other stuff

I think I will go for ide 1 DVD-RW
ide 2 cdrom for my son to trash

and just transfer the data over from my ide hard disc.

I hate having a perfectly good disc just sitting there doing nothing,
but technology moves on.

Thanks for the advice.
 
you could buy a case for your old drive, and make an exteranl drive out of
it. I think they can be found for about $25 or so. At least you'll be
still using your drive this way.
 
`AMD tower <[email protected]> said:
you could buy a case for your old drive, and make an exteranl drive out of
it. I think they can be found for about $25 or so. At least you'll be
still using your drive this way.
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Thanks,

that is what I'm going to do now. I can then use it as a big pen stick
to take stuff to and from work.

Thanks.
 
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