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03-28-2007, 10:33 AM
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Swapping hard drive for optical drive
I have a simple question. I currently have two optical drives and two hard drives, and each pair is on one cable attached to the motherboard. If I want to add a third hard drive, can I simply remove one of the optical drives and put on the third as a slave on the same cable as the optical? I don't often use the second optical drive, so it isn't much of a loss.
Also, is there a way to add a third HD without losing the optical? Thanks |
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03-28-2007, 10:42 AM
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You can get an ide cable with an extra connecter but, they don't work on all motherboards. You could try swapping them it wouldn't hurt.
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03-28-2007, 12:13 PM
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No, you cannot have more than 2 IDE drives on a cable.
Remove the optical and replace it with a hard drive jumpered the same way, or get a PCI IDE controller card. |
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