-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Hook up hard drives
- From: "cristy" <poppy0206@xxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 22:44:05 -0400
okay thanks, ;) well I know that sound (music files) take lots of space..
and I guess movies would too.
christy
(who is having a bad grainy screen and cannot fix it)
----- Original Message -----
From: "T. Hunt" <ilrover@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2004 8:43 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Hook up hard drives
> You have no idea. ;-) I have 2 harddrives, a 80GB and a 120GB and I'm
> running out of space. I archive a lot of specifications, manuals,
> drivers and programs that I need access to so I keep everything
> available on the harddrives. I use 50GB tape backups.
>
> You would only need as much harddrive space as you planned to use. A
> 40GB may be plenty for your needs. It varies from person to person.
>
> Tom0
>
> cristy wrote:
>
> > why would someone want two hard drives, doesnt one hold a whole lot of
> > stuff?
> >
> > christy
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Chris" <chris@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2004 3:43 AM
> > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Hook up hard drives
> >
> >
> >
> >>IDE connectors can only take 2 devices - one master, one slave.
> >>To hook up 3 hard drives you will need to put 2 on one IDE connector,
and
> >>the third on your motherboard's second IDE connector - a problem if you
> >>already have 2 optical devices fitted to it.
> >>
> >>One way around this is to buy a RAID PCI card, you do not need to use
the
> >>RAID function (if you want to know what RAID is - Google it) but you can
> >
> > use
> >
> >>the extra IDE connectors for extra hard drives. This is what I do
myself,
> >>My RAID motherboard currently has 2 Optical drives, 5 Hard drives and an
> >>internal zip drive fitted to it.
> >>
> >>Hope this helps.
> >>
> >>Chris
> >>chris@xxxxxxxxxx
> >>http://www.spotta.com
> >>
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>[mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Hank 1&1
> >>Sent: 11 August 2004 06:29
> >>To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Hook up hard drives
> >>
> >>I sure hope you get an answer to this, I would like to plug in a 3rd HDD
> >>also.
> >>Yours Hank
> >>----- Original Message -----
> >>From: "t" <tom111@xxxxxxxxx>
> >>To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 11:21 PM
> >>Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Hook up hard drives
> >>
> >>
> >>trying to hook up 3 hard drives.where can I find a IDE cable to do
> >
> > that.try
> >
> >>computer store no luck
>
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