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This probably isn't a Windows problem, as I have an identical setup on a Windows98 system at home (except mine is hdd3 -> cdrom). And the hdd3 is also of 1995 vintage - don't use it to keep anything important on - just additional backups of data.Quote:
Originally posted here by lench
im doing teh same thing
hdd1 -> hdd2
cdrom -> hdd3
too bad windows doesnt like them all and wont shut down properly
yeah thats what i use it for anyway
You should buy a Hard Drive Controler at Best Buy or Staples..... An HDD Controller is like a 3rd IDE port plugged right into PCI :)
You can hook up a hdd instead of a cdrom notice there are 2 ide cabels comming from your motherbord?they are the same you can hookup cdrom drives,writers,dvd's,hdd everything you want to
Many computers come with a cable to only attach 1 drive, but like acid said, you can buy a "Hard Drive Controler" cable at most computing stores.
The machines that they are talking about that only support IDE, and 2 HD's are at least 15 years old now, so unles you are trying to upgrade an original 386 (or older), That shouldn't be the case.
I did not mean a hard drive cable, I meant a seperate Hard Drive Controller that plugs into your PCI port, Its acts like another IDE bus :D
http://www.techdepot.com/product.asp...730&affid=2165
Make sure that you put the hard drive that you plan on using the lest on the Hard Drive Controller (sometimes called an i/o card) because you can take a big performance hit depending on the card and the hard drive.
Guys, keep in mind that on some boards they have an onboard IDE RAID controller with extra connections, thus giving you the possibility of having 8 IDE devices (I have 5 @home: 3 HDDs, DVD, CD-RW).
wont having a controller card cause a conflict in the hardware?
it won't cause a conflict because the hdd will be recognized as a pci device not an ide.