Mixing HDD's

Question

Just got new 8400 with 160GB SATA HDD. Want to add a Maxtor 20GB AT HDD for holding backup data etc. I hae a DVDRW and also DVD optical drives also installed.   Can this be done?  If so how - what bits do I need? How do I set up (detailed desription with pix if necessary would be great)?   Thanks in anticipation   Gazza

gazzas · Answer

Thanks for the info - maybe not worth the hassle eh?

ejn63 · Answer

You'll need either an EIDE to SATA converter or a PCI EIDE controller. With two optical drives, there is no place to plug in another EIDE device; the system board has a single EIDE controller and supports only two drives.

rickmktg · Answer

@gazzas wrote: Thanks for the info - maybe not worth the hassle eh? Given that a 20gb drive is fairly useless for backup compared to what you're running for your main drives, I would agree.

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Mixing HDD's

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