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 More options Aug 17 2004, 6:15 am
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From: lordy <spam_...@gmx.net>
Date: 17 Aug 2004 10:15:26 GMT
Local: Tues, Aug 17 2004 6:15 am
Subject: Re: Can I Add a New HD as a Fifth IDE Device?
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Tony Sivori <TonySivoriMSWO...@yahoo.com> wrote in
news:pan.2004.08.16.19.48.09.960650@yahoo.com:

> So my questions are, if I buy a retail box HD (Western Digital, most
> likely) that is larger than 137 GB, shouldn't a drive that size come
> with a PCI IDE card in the box that will work even though my current
> IDE connectors are all in use?

> I know I could solve this problem and free up an IDE connection by
> buying a new DVD burner / CD burner combo and a new hard drive, but
> buying a DVD burner and a new hard drive is a little more than I want
> to spend right now.

You probably find price of OEM Drive + 4/8 speed DVD Writer is cheaper
than you think. Ebuyer has LG 8 speed DVD Writer for 37UKP, NEC for
38UKP. + WD 160G IDE 8mb Cache for 50UKP = 88UKP Total.

Move CD Writer to spares box.

Plus no extra PCI cards, and you get a DVD writer!

Not sure if you get PCI-IDE cards bunbled anymore. If you do it will
add to the price of the overall package - and the complexity of your
system. Will it be a chipset that Linux works well with ? etc?

--
Lordy


 
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