Is it possible to have 3 optical drives in one computer?

ADE · 08-06-2006, 06:28 PM

OK, this is one thing I always wanted to know. But first of all, is it even worth it? For me, I'd like it so I can have one CD-ROM for gaming, One for burning cd/dvd, And one 48x DVD-ROM for those DVD format games. Catch me drift?

H-Bomb · 08-06-2006, 06:35 PM

Unless your going to be gaming, burning and watching a DVD at the same time just get a single drive that does all three. And btw you can have 3 optical drives, you can probably have 100 if you have the right kind of pc

**The_Other_One** · 08-06-2006, 06:40 PM

Agreed... Two would be fine(say one DVD-ROM, one DVD-Burner) They are also backwards compatable with plain CDs and what not. Less power, less clutter, less heat.

But to answer your question, yes. You can easilly have 3 optical drives if you wanted. I don't know what the computer's max is. As long as you have free IDE/SATA ports, you can add drives. There are even expansion cards to add more IDE or SATA slots for even more fun

Or...there are external drives as well.

ChrisDVD · 08-06-2006, 11:27 PM

yes you can, but 3 is kinda useless.
like previously said, get 2, the 'major' one should be a DVD-RW DL 16x burner, and the second one could be simply a DVd player.
but if you plan on doing DVD burning, get 2 optical drives that burn. it would be faster.
3 is useless.

08-06-2006, 06:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
ADE banned Join Date: Jul 2006 Age: 15 Posts: 3,372	Is it possible to have 3 optical drives in one computer? OK, this is one thing I always wanted to know. But first of all, is it even worth it? For me, I'd like it so I can have one CD-ROM for gaming, One for burning cd/dvd, And one 48x DVD-ROM for those DVD format games. Catch me drift?

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H-Bomb Gold Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 28 Posts: 282	Unless your going to be gaming, burning and watching a DVD at the same time just get a single drive that does all three. And btw you can have 3 optical drives, you can probably have 100 if you have the right kind of pc __________________ OWNED N00B #1 N00B #2 N00B #2 AGAIN

08-06-2006, 06:40 PM	#3 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 23 Posts: 12,368	Agreed... Two would be fine(say one DVD-ROM, one DVD-Burner) They are also backwards compatable with plain CDs and what not. Less power, less clutter, less heat. But to answer your question, yes. You can easilly have 3 optical drives if you wanted. I don't know what the computer's max is. As long as you have free IDE/SATA ports, you can add drives. There are even expansion cards to add more IDE or SATA slots for even more fun Or...there are external drives as well. __________________ Desktop * Athlon X2 4200 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| 7600GT Laptop1 * C2D T5550 \| 3G RAM \| 120G HD \| Intel x3100 Laptop2 * C2D T5250 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| Intel x3100

08-06-2006, 11:27 PM	#4 (permalink)
ChrisDVD Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Canada Age: 18 Posts: 1,042	yes you can, but 3 is kinda useless. like previously said, get 2, the 'major' one should be a DVD-RW DL 16x burner, and the second one could be simply a DVd player. but if you plan on doing DVD burning, get 2 optical drives that burn. it would be faster. 3 is useless. __________________ HP Pavillion a815n, 160 GB Hard Drive, 512 MB Ram, 16x DVD±RW DL Burner, Power suply- 300W Intel Pentium 4, 3.06 Ghz Power suply- 300W Mother board: ASUS PTGD1-LA Windows XP home Editions, Service Pack 2 Video Card: BFG GeForce FX 5500 oc 256 MB PCI HP Pavillion f1503 monitor HP Series 3 in 1 Printer Speakers: Logitech x-530 suround sound system 5.1

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