C Computer De'Vil New Member Jun 11, 2006 #1 Is it possible to have 5 drives on IDE? And has anyone heard of an IDE expansion card?
diduknowthat formerly liuliuboy Jun 11, 2006 #2 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
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
holyjunk New Member Jun 12, 2006 #4 Arm_Pit said: You can get PCI cards for them. Click to expand... That is what liuliuboy posted. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Arm_Pit said: You can get PCI cards for them. Click to expand... That is what liuliuboy posted. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
kof2000 New Member Jun 12, 2006 #5 so if motherboard has 4 ide ports = 8 ide hdd, then with 5 pci ata cards x 2 ports = 10x4 = 48hdds