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squall_01

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    Extra IDE Card For HD
    « on: May 10, 2008, 04:39:54 AM »
    Okay I got this card out of a machine that I had got from my dads boss,  Its a maxtor PCI IDE Card.  The thing is I dont know how to set these up does it connect to the IDE connector on the board or do you just connect to the card?
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    Re: Extra IDE Card For HD
    « Reply #1 on: May 10, 2008, 06:14:51 AM »
    It goes into a PCI slot.
    It enables you to use more than 4 IDE drives on a machine.
    It needs Drivers to function properly.
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      Re: Extra IDE Card For HD
      « Reply #2 on: May 10, 2008, 06:40:26 AM »
      I know that it goes in a pci.  but do you just connect an ide cable from it to the drive or from it to the board.
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        Re: Extra IDE Card For HD
        « Reply #3 on: May 10, 2008, 06:56:29 AM »
        You connect the IDE cable from the card to the hard drive.  Don't forget to set the hard drive jumper(s) for Master/Slave/Single/Cable_Select (whatever is appropriate for your configuration and drive).
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          Re: Extra IDE Card For HD
          « Reply #4 on: May 10, 2008, 07:08:54 AM »
          Okay wasnt really to sure as you seen.
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            Re: Extra IDE Card For HD
            « Reply #5 on: May 11, 2008, 10:37:11 AM »
            You said four drives???  I have two ide connectors on it so with the board its three total, but each ribbon cable can have two drives, so couldnt I have six if I really wanted an if the case could hold all them?
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            Re: Extra IDE Card For HD
            « Reply #6 on: May 11, 2008, 11:57:59 AM »
            Please re-read my post. Most computers have 2 IDE slots which can have 2 devices connected for a total of 4.

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            It enables you to use more than 4 IDE drives on a machine.

            And the answer to your question would be yes...6.
            Some IDE controller cards have more than one slot so a card with 2 could support an additional 4 drives...
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              Re: Extra IDE Card For HD
              « Reply #7 on: May 11, 2008, 12:01:51 PM »
              I wondered, sorry for wasteing your time a little new with this old card since I dont have any or used any in my other machines. 
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