My computer aready have 2 hard disk ....a 40 GB maxtor and a 80 GB Hitachi hard disk ....Is that ok if i want to add one more hardisk into my computer ? I think there is still some space inside my case but i can't find any available plug or wire that are not occupied yet ....Is a computer can hold only maximum two hard disk ? Or is there any hub for the pc ? pls help ....
2007-12-17 23:01:11 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
you can have 4 IDE devices (that's the wide flat ribbon that connects your hard drive to the motherboard ... if you only have one DVD/CD drive you can have another hard drive on that IDE channel as a slave drive ... Sata you can have as many drives as there are connections and you can buy Sata PCI cards to connect at least 2 more drives ... SCSI hard-drives you can have up to 15 drives
2007-12-17 23:07:03 · answer #1 · answered by Jack K 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is depend on the controller of the hard disks.
go to your controller datasheet and read how many disks can handle.
for a normal PC controller usually it can handle maximum 2 hard disks
2007-12-18 07:08:43 · answer #2 · answered by amer83 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A computer can have as many HDD's the motherboard can hold
like my pc has four SATA slots so i can put four HDD's in it as long as my tower has another 2 bays left.
2007-12-18 07:13:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
as many as you can plug into it. you can also just get a 750Gb drive or two. also can use external drives that plug into usb port.
2007-12-18 07:06:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you go for a SAN then there is no real limit at all
2007-12-18 07:08:46 · answer #5 · answered by Ivanhoe Fats 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋