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[-0MEGA-] · 09-11-2006, 01:09 PM

You can only have 4 devices plugged into the IDE ports, which is usually either 2 HDD and 2 CD/DVD Drives, or 3 HDD and 1 CD/DVD Drive. The floppy is just for a floppy drive, you cant install a HDD there.

If you really want to add more drives, you should look into a SATA controller, since you can add many more of those at a time.

09-11-2006, 01:09 PM	#3 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 20 Posts: 27,466	You can only have 4 devices plugged into the IDE ports, which is usually either 2 HDD and 2 CD/DVD Drives, or 3 HDD and 1 CD/DVD Drive. The floppy is just for a floppy drive, you cant install a HDD there. If you really want to add more drives, you should look into a SATA controller, since you can add many more of those at a time. __________________ Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.1GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 (800/1900) 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 960 750GB SATAII w/32MB Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 22605