Re: CD Rom Query help please ?

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From: Rajesh Varia
Date: Tue, 05 Dec 1995 00:00

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In article <818175003snz@javiaton.demon.co.uk>
           Clough@javiaton.demon.co.uk "Jonathan Clough" writes:

> I have been tasked with purchasing a CD ROM & Soundcard for a friends 
> 'youngun for Christmas.
> 
> 4 x CD ROM - no particular type but limited budget that also has to 
> include soundcard. My plan to purchase at local computer "mart" this 
> weekend.
> 
Try sampling the prices in the mags first.

> Query....4 x CD ROm is going to be IDE I assume. The machine in 
> questions serial card has one fixed IDE drive which I assume will drive 
> two IDE devices, one HD + the upcoming CD ROm. 
> 
Not quite, the CD-ROM requires a special IDE controller which has the
same cable as normal IDE but won't work with it.  You need a ATA-PI
compatible controller.  Any controller which is labeled as EIDE should
be OK, or if you buy a kit (soundcard & CD-ROM) then you should plug
the CD-ROM into the soundcard.

> --  
> Cheers 
> JC
> 

-- 
Rajesh Varia     raj@c4rv.demon.co.uk

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