IDE Controllers

yellum

I want to add more hds to my existing computer.

The hds I want to add are a 60gb 7200rpm ibm hd and a 75gb 7200rpm hd.

What kind of ide controller would be most suitable for me ? Theres a few diff types and I don't know which one would be the best for me.

PPC

I have one here but i never used it.

Ill try it out and tell ya.

Its a IDE PCI controller card made by "PLUG INTO BRANDNEW WORLD"

Its a DMA 100 MHz PCI 32bit P&P IDE 2ch/4port Card

Another number it has is 3302 CMD 0649

Int.art.no:12450


My dad says their the best ones to use cause the universal ones are crap.

flamegrill

Yellum,

You wont need a card that supports RAID as i cant see you ever needing it. The preferable make for anything hard disk releated for me would Adaptec and Promise, 2 such cards are

Adaptec 1200 2Ch IDE Raid Controller £76.38 sterling
Promise TX2 Ultra ATA133 x4 channel IDE Controller PCI £40 sterling

both are availabe from scan.

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http://www.itdirect.ie/products.asp?subcat=Controller+Cards+%2D+IDE+Controllers

it direct have a few aswell much cheaper tbh

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Regards,

Paul

Bosco

When you use an IDE controller card with a mainboard with onboard IDE, do you get 4 IDE channels? (8 drives)

I was under the assumption (maybe false?) that a PC is limited to 2 channels.

flamegrill

The whole point of buying a second controller is so you can add more devices. Therefore you would indeed be able to have 8 IDE devices on one machine.

Moriarty

If you have a RAID mobo, cant you configure all the ports to work as 'normal' ide channels - effectivly getting 4x IDE channels on your mobo, so 8 drives... without the need for an extra IDE controller?

Rew

Yeah my KT7a-RAID supports stand alone drives by default... u gave to configure them as RAID drives specfically.

Gerry

Yes, they run perfectly with standalone drives, but not all of them support atapi devices like cd/dvd drives, or zip drives. This is due to laziness on the part of companies like highpoint. (IMHO)

Bosco

Originally posted by flamegrill
The whole point of buying a second controller is so you can add more devices. Therefore you would indeed be able to have 8 IDE devices on one machine.

I see. I thought the point of a new controller was faster transfer rates. I stand corrected

flamegrill

Originally posted by Bosco


I see. I thought the point of a new controller was faster transfer rates. I stand corrected

That with todays motherboard is not how it is. Most new motherboards have àta100 support therefore a new card would be pointless just for a speed increase. Its mainly a good idea for adding new devices.

Rew

Originally posted by Gerry
This is due to laziness on the part of companies like highpoint. (IMHO)

Thats a bit unfair.... its a RAID controler (as opposed to being a straight IDE controler), supporting CD-ROMs is beside the point.... anyway didnt one of the recent BIOS upgrades for the Hightpoint controlers add support for CD-ROMs? (cant find the docs where i thought they were to confirm)