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In article <D2yHop.Hsr@sci.kun.nl> pieterh@sci.kun.nl "Peter Herweijer" writes:

>mlloyd@oxfordll.demon.co.uk (Matthew Lloyd) writes:
>
> > [...] What I wish to know is if it is possible to have 2 IDE
> >controllers in the same computer, coexisting, and whether or not this
> >will allow me to access both drives (both masters in this case) from
> >DOS.
>
>Yes.
>
>A few months ago, I would have told you to find an interface that could
>be jumpered as "secondary" interface, and use 4drives or something
>similar (you can ftp an evaluation version of 4drives from SimTel) to
>get it all working under DOS.
>
>These days, however, it may be easier/cheaper/wiser to use one of those
>dual-ported "EIDE" cards which have both primary and secondary
>interfaces on one board. Some, but not all of them, have software
>(preferably in a BIOS) that allow you to use up to four drives--and
>offer a host of features besides, which may not be a bad investment at
>all.

Beware though. Most of these are VL cards and most of these are more expensive
than a 10 quid multi IO that can be jumpered to the secondary address.

By no means all cheap multi IO cards can be set to the secondary address.
One that can is the UN-1075.  Don't know where you'd get one of these.

If you want to go for a 2 IDE port => 4 drive controler, look at the Promise
DC200 for ISA or DC220 ( I think ) for VL. Prices 59 and 65 respectively. I'm
getting mine from Novatech, 0705 664144.

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