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From: bob@consult.UUCP (Bob Willey)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: IDE more than 2 floppies
Keywords: IDE floppies multiple
Message-ID: <333@consult.UUCP>
Date: 9 Feb 91 15:32:42 GMT
Organization: CCS Enterprises, Inc. - Easton, MD
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We have several machines with IDE controllers in them. (Cards and not
built into the motherboard).  They only support two floppy drives and
2 hard drives.  I understand that somewhere there exists IDE controllers
that support more than 2 floppies.  Ideally I would like to have 4 floppies
and 2 drives.  (Sounds crazy, but we need to support all the different
formats).   Since you can't reliably format and write to low density
floppies from high density drives, this is what creates the dilmena.

Is there any easy answer, other than having several machines?
Thanks for any info, and I will post if there is any interest.

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