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From: teague@ssdvx2.mdcbbs.com (Chris Teague)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: IDE questions
Message-ID: <1991Feb6.140303.1@ssdvx2.mdcbbs.com>
Date: 6 Feb 91 14:03:03 GMT
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Does anyone know what the drive limit is for an IDE interface card.  All of the
IDE cables I have seen only have one drive connector.  Is it possible to put
two or more hard drives on one interface card, or would they each need an
interface card?  Similarly, can an ST506 (RLL or MFM) controller be installed
along with an IDE drive?  Would the bios of one have to be relocated?

Thanks in advance for any answers to the IDE questions, as they seem to be
getting very popular and cost effective.  I heard Conner will have a 500+
Mb drive for about $800 soon...

Chris Teague