I don't have another port for another ribbon cable, and to my knowledge there isn't a 3 device ribbon-cable, how do I go about putting in more 5.25" devices?
2007-05-16 20:17:38 · 3 answers · asked by Simba 4 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
You need another IDE interface. Buy an IDE interface card and then set up your computer's BIOS to support the extra drives.
Also, note that if you need to access more than 2 CDs at a time, there is software you can buy called Alcohol %120 that can create as many "virtual" drives as you want. The data from the virtual drives will actually be coming from your hard drive, but Windows will think that it is coming from actual drives.
2007-05-16 20:28:48 · answer #1 · answered by Neuromancer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe you have a motherboard based on the new chipsets that support only one IDE port but 4 or 6 SATA ports. Just use the SATA ports for the HDDs. If you plan to put more than 2 optical drives (bit unusual), then you do not have the right mobo. Or better just make the 3rd ODD an external one and connect it to a USB port.
2007-05-17 00:16:36 · answer #2 · answered by Karz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will need to purchase a card that allows use for more IDE devices.
2007-05-16 20:21:02 · answer #3 · answered by Metamorphosis1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋