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In article <749882286wnr@dcad.demon.co.uk>
           alang@dcad.demon.co.uk "Alan Groom" writes:

> I want to add an IDE CD ROM to a system currently configured with two 
> IDE HDDs (One Master one Slave). I seem to recall IDE will only handle 
> two drives max. Does the CD ROM pretend to be a slave drive and thus 
> clash with the existing slave IDE HDD? 
 
In short ...yes.

You'll need an EIDE (Enhanced IDE) Controller Card (approx 40 UKP + vat)
which will allow up to four IDE devices on two channels. It will be best
to put your two existing IDE hard drives on one channel (as normal master
and slave) and put your IDE CDROM on the other channel. That way, you
won't get any conflicts between either the exisiting hard drive set up or 
the CDROM.

As a side issue, I'm about to buy an IDE Quad Speed CDROM myself. I'm
looking at the NEC 4x IDE (approx 150 squids + vat). Has anyone got one
and can give me a brief review of it ? The other option is the Mitsumi quad
speed IDE. My main concern is do they run OK with a Soundlaster 16 ? 
Replies by email please so I don't hijack this thread.

Cheers 
Martin

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* Martin Eager                            The keyboard has been drinking  *
* martin@raindog.demon.co.uk                                      Not me  *
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