3 HD's????

g222leav · 12-18-2001, 10:44 PM

hey guys, is it possible if for example i have:

2 cd drives
1 floppy
2 hard drives

to connect a third hard drive internally somehow? cause i think i've used all my ide connections...

internally of course

i want a third drive just as a sort of temp drive, cause my main hard drive is for my programs, a secondary hard drive for all my files (i.e. mp3's, mpegs, jpegs, docs...etc...), and the third would be my video editing hard drive, just for the tempory storage of the video capture before it is compressed.

is it possible?

i do know that i really don't need 2 cd drives, and i COULD use my burner as a primary drive, but i want it last longer and not use it to garbage.

any tips?

nhbilly · 12-18-2001, 10:57 PM

d@mn ur maxed out already. unless u wanna fork some money out of a IDE RAID card and just use it as a regular IDE channel.
Or get a cheap SCSI card that lets u mount about 15 or more device on one ribbon. Well gotta have SCSI crap too of course.

If it come to it discard the CD ROM. How often do you use it anyways? And beside you have all the music on MP3's : ) Just won't be able to burn CD on the fly.

sbp · 12-18-2001, 10:58 PM

Assuming both cd-roms are used, you would need something like a Promise Ultra ATA IDE card to get more IDE connections.

OC · 12-18-2001, 10:59 PM

Sure - just add a second IDE controller, like the Promise ATA66 or something similar. This would give you 2 more IDE channels, so you could add 4 more IDE devices if you wanted. Should be less than $30.

-OC

~~DoPeY5007~~ · 12-18-2001, 11:55 PM

yeah just get an ATA controller, no need to get RAID or SCSI....

a promise card will do just fine....

Speedfreak · 12-19-2001, 12:36 AM

echo...echo....echo...echo...

g222leav · 12-19-2001, 01:17 AM

thanx guys...

and yes, the point of 2 cd drives was so that i can burn on the fly, and also decrease usage on one drives laser (that being the cd-rw)

looking into a promise card now.

thanx

Ladogaboy · 12-19-2001, 10:03 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by g222leav
thanx guys...

and yes, the point of 2 cd drives was so that i can burn on the fly, and also decrease usage on one drives laser (that being the cd-rw)

looking into a promise card now.

thanx

If you want to save some money, you could probably just get an older controller card, unless you are looking for the performance.

g222leav · 12-19-2001, 12:33 PM

i would probably want the faster data transfer, just cause it'd be used just for video capture. the files would be too large, and i'm too impatient.

nfarzan · 12-19-2001, 02:46 PM

question:
if my motherboard is ATA 33 and I buy an ATA 100 controller card, will my drives run at 100? or still 33?

Thanks,
NFarzan

rajatQ2 · 12-19-2001, 04:20 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by nfarzan
question:
if my motherboard is ATA 33 and I buy an ATA 100 controller card, will my drives run at 100? or still 33?

Thanks,
NFarzan

that "ATA 33" on your motherboard refers to you onboard IDE Controller, meaning the controller you have built in. If you add an Ultra100 Card, that card would run at ATA100 speed, limited only by the speed of your bus. You are probably on a 100Mhz bus.
So, if you were to add an ATA100 card (You are using an ata100 drive, right??) then your system would run at ATA100

Good Luck

nfarzan · 12-19-2001, 04:24 PM

how can i check my system bus speed? Im running on a 600mhz PIII btw...

-Nfarzan

sbp · 12-19-2001, 05:13 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by nfarzan
how can i check my system bus speed? Im running on a 600mhz PIII btw...

-Nfarzan

Check in bios. Or use wcpuid. Download from one of the following sites.
http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA002.../download.html
http://www.speedy3d.com/ftp/download...est-wcpuid.exe

sbp · 12-19-2001, 05:18 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by rajatQ2

that "ATA 33" on your motherboard refers to you onboard IDE Controller, meaning the controller you have built in. If you add an Ultra100 Card, that card would run at ATA100 speed, limited only by the speed of your bus. You are probably on a 100Mhz bus.
So, if you were to add an ATA100 card (You are using an ata100 drive, right??) then your system would run at ATA100

Good Luck

No. The card itself would be on a pci bus which is 33Mhz. ATA100 is the speed the hard drive theoretically could burst to.

DeepFreeze · 12-19-2001, 06:42 PM

get an IDE add on PCI card. ata100 spec. keep you other stuff. dont worry about bus speed. 33mhz PCI means nothin, its still 'ata100 regardless. the pci bus still HAS enough bandwidth to push over 512mb /sec.

Ladogaboy · 12-19-2001, 07:40 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by DeepFreeze
the pci bus still HAS enough bandwidth to push over 512mb /sec.

I can't wait until HDs have the ability to transfer that fast!

joe52985 · 12-20-2001, 04:02 PM

Will hard drives ever get that fast or are we looking at another storage medium to reach transfer rates anywhere near that

DeepFreeze · 12-20-2001, 05:35 PM

standard HD wont even come close to half that.
max we can see with current tech into 5 years is 200-266mb/sec, which actually only means around 120mb/sec INTERNAL.

SErial ATA looks promising though.

Ladogaboy · 12-20-2001, 06:49 PM

Yeah, we'll probably have to wait until there is some new type of storage. The platters are going to have to go.

12-18-2001, 10:44 PM	#1
g222leav Rear Admiral Lower Half Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: halfway between lost and found Posts: 2,948	3 HD's???? hey guys, is it possible if for example i have: 2 cd drives 1 floppy 2 hard drives to connect a third hard drive internally somehow? cause i think i've used all my ide connections... internally of course i want a third drive just as a sort of temp drive, cause my main hard drive is for my programs, a secondary hard drive for all my files (i.e. mp3's, mpegs, jpegs, docs...etc...), and the third would be my video editing hard drive, just for the tempory storage of the video capture before it is compressed. is it possible? i do know that i really don't need 2 cd drives, and i COULD use my burner as a primary drive, but i want it last longer and not use it to garbage. any tips? __________________ "it's more fun than it looks" - Red Foreman "trying is the first step in failing" - Homer J. Simpson "the world needs more dumb people...dumb people can't start wars" - mike lam

12-18-2001, 10:57 PM	#2
nhbilly Commander Join Date: May 2000 Location: santa ana ca usa Posts: 1,156	d@mn ur maxed out already. unless u wanna fork some money out of a IDE RAID card and just use it as a regular IDE channel. Or get a cheap SCSI card that lets u mount about 15 or more device on one ribbon. Well gotta have SCSI crap too of course. If it come to it discard the CD ROM. How often do you use it anyways? And beside you have all the music on MP3's : ) Just won't be able to burn CD on the fly. __________________ PAIN IS WEAKNESS LEAVING YOUR BODY.....

12-18-2001, 10:59 PM	#4
OC the admiral formerly known as overclocked Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Outside the mainstream Posts: 5,922	Sure - just add a second IDE controller, like the Promise ATA66 or something similar. This would give you 2 more IDE channels, so you could add 4 more IDE devices if you wanted. Should be less than $30. -OC __________________ But what is adulthood except a delayed end-run around our parents' better judgment? -- Peter Egan cough

12-19-2001, 12:36 AM	#6
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12-19-2001, 06:42 PM	#15
DeepFreeze Lieutenant Junior Grade Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: VA Posts: 143	caard. get an IDE add on PCI card. ata100 spec. keep you other stuff. dont worry about bus speed. 33mhz PCI means nothin, its still 'ata100 regardless. the pci bus still HAS enough bandwidth to push over 512mb /sec. __________________ Workstation Abit KG7-R Bios 5w,Athlon 1600+ XP retail,1GB Mushkin PC2100,160-80GB WD HDD,Plextor 4824A CD-RW,Lite-On 1697S DVD-RW,ATi AiW Radeon 9800 Pro,SB Audigy 2ZS,3Com 10/100 NIC,Mitsumi Floppy,Zip 100,Antec 430 watt P/S, 2x80mm,1x120mm Fans Windows XP Professional w/SP1a ___________________________ Server PIII, Abit M/B, 512MB Ram,GeForce4,3 HDDs.Win2K3 email me deepfreeze451

12-18-2001, 10:58 PM	#3
sbp Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: Dec 1999 Posts: 11,037	Assuming both cd-roms are used, you would need something like a Promise Ultra ATA IDE card to get more IDE connections.

12-18-2001, 11:55 PM	#5
~~DoPeY5007~~ court-martialled Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Brig Posts: 0	yeah just get an ATA controller, no need to get RAID or SCSI.... a promise card will do just fine....

12-19-2001, 01:17 AM	#7
g222leav Rear Admiral Lower Half Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: halfway between lost and found Posts: 2,948	thanx guys... and yes, the point of 2 cd drives was so that i can burn on the fly, and also decrease usage on one drives laser (that being the cd-rw) looking into a promise card now. thanx

12-19-2001, 12:33 PM	#9
g222leav Rear Admiral Lower Half Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: halfway between lost and found Posts: 2,948	i would probably want the faster data transfer, just cause it'd be used just for video capture. the files would be too large, and i'm too impatient.

12-19-2001, 02:46 PM	#10
nfarzan Lieutenant Join Date: Jan 2000 Posts: 323	question: if my motherboard is ATA 33 and I buy an ATA 100 controller card, will my drives run at 100? or still 33? Thanks, NFarzan

12-19-2001, 04:24 PM	#12
nfarzan Lieutenant Join Date: Jan 2000 Posts: 323	how can i check my system bus speed? Im running on a 600mhz PIII btw... -Nfarzan

12-20-2001, 04:02 PM	#17
joe52985 Lieutenant Commander Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: North Providence, Rhode Island Posts: 855	Will hard drives ever get that fast or are we looking at another storage medium to reach transfer rates anywhere near that __________________ DISCLAIMER: At any given time my grammar and/or spelling may be incorrect -all of your mom are belong to me p4 1.7 ghz 19 in sony flat screen trinitron 40 gb ibm 75gpx altec lansing ada 885 dolby digtal THX surround speakers Elsa Gladiac 920 128 mb rd ram 16/40 Sony dvd 16/12/40 NEC cd-rw

12-20-2001, 05:35 PM	#18
DeepFreeze Lieutenant Junior Grade Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: VA Posts: 143	near 512mb/SEC external? standard HD wont even come close to half that. max we can see with current tech into 5 years is 200-266mb/sec, which actually only means around 120mb/sec INTERNAL. SErial ATA looks promising though.

12-20-2001, 06:49 PM	#19
Ladogaboy Admiral Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Hiding amongst the minnows Posts: 6,843	Yeah, we'll probably have to wait until there is some new type of storage. The platters are going to have to go.

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