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From: drewr@hpcc01.HP.COM (Drew Rudman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: Help on harddrives for the PC
Message-ID: <1710005@hpcc01.HP.COM>
Date: 16 Mar 91 00:16:48 GMT
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/ hpcc01:comp.sys.ibm.pc / em@cbnewsh.att.com (edward.man) /  9:58 am  Mar 13, 1991 /
>that the drive is running out of space. I have a choice of buying
>another MFM drive and put it onto the existing controller, or
>through away the existing controller and the existing drive and
>buy a new controller and drive. I need to know if my existing
>controller can handle two drives (of the same type). Can anyone
>help? What are your opinions on what I should do? Any comment
>is welcome.

>Ed Man
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MFM controllers can support two devices.  Right now you have a drive assigned
to drive 0.  You can easily add a second MFM drive to the second channel,
drive 1.  Some considerations: Power Supply - is yours have enough wattage
to support a second large hard drive (if it is 200W or better, your OK.), 
does your current hard drive cable have connectors for two drives? - if not
you'll need to get one along with the smaller data cable, and lastly, can
your case support another drive device?