IDE drives

[Computer De'Vil]

Is it possible to have 5 drives on IDE? And has anyone heard of an IDE expansion card?

 

[diduknowthat]

yeah, its called an ATA controller card...

i don't know too much about them, but it's something like this

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16816123006

 

[Arm_Pit3]

You can get PCI cards for them.

 

[holyjunk]

You can get PCI cards for them.

That is what liuliuboy posted. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 

[kof2000]

so if motherboard has 4 ide ports = 8 ide hdd, then with 5 pci ata cards x 2 ports = 10x4 = 48hdds

 

[way2evil]

yes and you need 48 power cables as well