one IDE slot, two different IDE devices. Solution?

[bobthebaker]

on my intel D495PSN mobo, i have one IDE slot, but i have two different IDE cables i need plugged in (one for two harddrives..the other for 2 CD/DVD drives).

Am i missing something, why would intel have only one ide slot, unless there's some other way to plug in my HDD or Media drives? What's the best solution for this dilemma?

 

[Frank4d]

Sadly, you are a victim of your MOBO manufacturer giving you only one IDE port because they think you might need SATA instead. You'll need to get an add-in IDE controller card to run all of your IDE drives.

 

[bobthebaker]

Sadly, you are a victim of your MOBO manufacturer giving you only one IDE port because they think you might need SATA instead. You'll need to get an add-in IDE controller card to run all of your IDE drives.

I have got a PCI to IDE adapter........will this slow down whatever i stick on it (HDD or CD drive)?

Also, this is a fresh system so what's the best way to install the system since i can't have both a CD drive (to run windows/format) and a HDD (to install the OS to)? The computer won't recognize the PCI to IDE adapter until i install the drivers.

 

[CyberCecil]

I have got a PCI to IDE adapter........will this slow down whatever i stick on it (HDD or CD drive)?

Also, this is a fresh system so what's the best way to install the system since i can't have both a CD drive (to run windows/format) and a HDD (to install the OS to)? The computer won't recognize the PCI to IDE adapter until i install the drivers.

The PCI card will not slow anything down, however, some IDE cards will not work with CD/DVD drives. So you might have to put both hard drives on the adapter card. It's no big deal though.

Why can't you use one CD/DVD drive and one hard drive on the motherboard's IDE port to install Windows then after you install the PCI card's drivers in Windows you can setup all the drives any way that you want?

 

[bobthebaker]

The PCI card will not slow anything down, however, some IDE cards will not work with CD/DVD drives. So you might have to put both hard drives on the adapter card. It's no big deal though.

Why can't you use one CD/DVD drive and one hard drive on the motherboard's IDE port to install Windows then after you install the PCI card's drivers in Windows you can setup all the drives any way that you want?

i didn't think you could have two different devices on one IDE ribbon.....would it matter which one was slave and which was master?

 

[mavalpha]

Why can't you install Windows onto the Controller-card HD? At the XP blue-screen, one of the first options (you have to pay attention) is "Press F6 to install third-party hardware" or something similar. Use another computer to copy the necessary drivers onto a 3.5" floppy disk, and insert this disk when you press F6. Then both hard drives on the PCI card will show up as installable media.

 

[CyberCecil]

i didn't think you could have two different devices on one IDE ribbon.....would it matter which one was slave and which was master?

It is better for the hard drive to be master and the CD/DVD to be slave. The master drive goes on the end connector and the slave goes on the middle connector.