Re: How to connect eight HD's?

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From: Tim G.
Date: Sun, 30 Nov 1997 00:00

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Dave Roberts <dave@aasl.demon.co.uk> wrote in article
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> In article <347EC9B9.167E@demon.net>, Harry Broomhall <haeb@demon.net>
> writes
> >Klaus Rieke wrote:
> >> 
> >> Hi,
> >> 
> >> i have to connect eight hard drives to one PC ( ISA/PCI ).
> >> 
> >> Has anyone got experience with that?
> >> Do i have to use a special controller?
> >> 
> >
> >   Yes.  It's called a 'SCSI' controller.  And the hard drives
> >have to be SCSI drives. 
> >   If it *has* to be IDE then you are in for fun.  It may not
> >even be doable, depending on your motherboard and BIOS.
> >
> >
> >   Regards,
> >      Harry.
> and it would have to be wide drives (at least one) and a wide controller
> to use all eight, or two narrow controllers as narrow is limited to
> eight devices including the controller!
> good luck
> 
> 
   Or one dual-bus SCSI controller (In my opinion, the best way to go).

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From: "Tim G." <TimG@ix.netcom.com>
Subject: Re: How to connect eight HD's?
Date: 1997/11/30
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