More than 2 IDE drives in one system?

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From: Geoff Green
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1993 05:40

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I currently have a 486/33 with 2 IDE drives setup in a master/slave 
configuration. I'd like to add another 2 IDE drives (one now, one later).

I have heard that this is possible, so long as the second IDE controller has
configurable addresses, and IRQ's.

I'm worried that I might not have enough spare IRQ's to do this - I have
a SoundBlaster on IRQ 5, as it conflicts with my printer on IRQ 7. What
exactly do I need spare (addresses, IRQ's, etc) in order for this to work?

Any feedback from someone who has managed to do this would be appreciated,
as would suggestions for a suitable IDE controller to add to my existing one.

Thanks,
Geoff Green (spart@cs.uq.oz.au)

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