Re: Max HD quantity?
From: D.Currie (dmbcurrie.nospam_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 08/07/04
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Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2004 23:49:06 -0600
Here's another example. My test machine has 4 IDE ports for a maximum of 8
drives. But it's a test machine and I have tested IDE controller cards in
it, and have had no problems. There's also a resident SCSI card, but that's
besides the point.
You may have read 8 drives maximum somewhere, but it might have been the
maximum for a particular motherboard or controller.
Most normal folks wouldn't need that many IDE devices, especially with the
larger drives available now, not to mention power consumption and space
considerations, but there's no reason 8 has to be the maximum.
"Jerry" <NoSpamChiefZeke@MSN.com> wrote in message
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> Two IDE channels usually means 4 IDE devices. Using an add-in card with 2
> IDE channels means 4 more IDE devices - for a total of eight.
> As I said in my earlier post - I had read somewhere that there was a limit
> of 8 IDE devices - period. Your comments did not refute what I said. You
> cannot keep adding devices. The limit is 8.
>
> "D.Currie" <dmbcurrie.nospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:2ngkh1Fm4arU1@uni-berlin.de...
> >
> > "Jerry" <NoSpamChiefZeke@MSN.com> wrote in message
> > news:u$fwqL3eEHA.3028@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > > Don't remember where I saw the comments but I do recall that the limit
> was
> > 8
> > > (eight) IDE devices, any combination of hard drives, CD or DVD ROMs,
> etc.
> >
> > Four IDE is standard, two primary, two secondary on most motherboards.
An
> > add-on card usually gives you 4 more, but might be only 2 on a cheap
card.
> > You can keep adding cards as long as you have slots and keep adding
drives
> > as long as you have space, power, and cooling to support them.
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Of course, if you have a motherboard with SATA that may be different.
I
> > have
> > > an ABIT IC7-MAX3 and it will support 4 EIDE devices and 6 SATA along
> with
> > > two floppies.
> > >
> > > "CC" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > news:108f01c47b42$11ce0970$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> > > > Hi All.
> > > >
> > > > How many HD'can be fitted into an average system, please?
> > > > I am thinking of adding, but don't know how many can fit?
> > > > At present I have an IDE Primary, and also a small SCSI
> > > > one with a SCSI board. (but for some reason the HD cannot
> > > > be detected at present. A problem for another day....)
> > > >
> > > > Any help gratefully received!
> > > >
> > > > CC.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
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