4 IDE Devices

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  1. crazydeep74

    crazydeep74 What's a Dremel?

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    I have read some where it is possible to install four IDE devices on a single channel.
    Mother Board (Device 1)
    HardDisk (Device 2)
    HardDisk (Device 3)
    Optical Drive (Device 4)
    but the fourth device is read only. Is this true/doable?
     
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  2. Tyinsar

    Tyinsar 6 screens 1 card since Nov 17 2007

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    Short answer: NO

    Long answer: The IDE standard only allows for two settings per channel - "master" & "slave" ("cable select" just makes this automatic). You can run a single drive in either mode but the second drive has to have the other setting. There is no setting for a third device. (The motherboard does not count as a device.)

    Full explanation: Here
     
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