From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Apr 6 05:22:26 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id FAA16977 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Mon, 6 Apr 1998 05:22:26 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from python.shoal.net.au (perrya@python.shoal.net.au [203.26.44.5]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id FAA16968 for ; Mon, 6 Apr 1998 05:22:21 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from perrya@python.shoal.net.au) Received: from localhost (perrya@localhost) by python.shoal.net.au (8.8.6/8.8.5) with SMTP id WAA25333; Mon, 6 Apr 1998 22:22:19 +1000 (EST) Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1998 22:22:18 +1000 (EST) From: Andrew To: "Christopher R. Maden" cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: IDE question In-Reply-To: <199804051908.PAA03062@crism.ne.mediaone.net> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG I think that you'll find that you are out of luck. I have never heard of more than two ide devices on one ide controller, cd-rom or hard disk drive. You may be able to put in another ide controller card but I've never tried it and don't know anyone who has. I've often wondered if you can put a hard drive on the ide port on some sound cards as well but never got around to trying it. Andrew Perry > > I have two IDE controllers on my motherboard. One is cabled to the > two floppy drives, and the other to a CD-ROM drive and to the hard > drive. > > I have another drive, and need the space. None of my IDE cables has > more than two connectors on it, and I'm wondering if this is because > of a limitation in IDE itself; is it safe to drive three devices from > a single controller? > > If so, I can fix the cables myself (my EE degree is good for > something), but I can't find any specs on whether or not that'll burn > anything out. > > Thanks in advance, > crism > - -- > "It stinks out loud!" -- a man on the street about _Reader's Digest_, > CNN Headline News. > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: 2.6.2 > Comment: For my public key, finger crism@crism.ne.mediaone.net. > > iQB1AwUBNSfWsHSaAdkmYoAJAQHNvgL/SROgo3ZpvajmKRipONaB7Isy4h4I6bbA > GGCWi4u9vjyitbP7FjjcGb9Fq7qBvwwidPn5agiFeU91wG5tmuHK92lDhQ7k23Qy > +rzJgl6+yQLktbKjJ3q3i6R9lL9G7WA/ > =UIyT > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message