generalnewbie Posted December 8, 2002 Share Posted December 8, 2002 i dont have any IDE cable slots open so someone said i need a raid something or other could someone here tell me what it is exactly i need to go out and get to add a new HD thanks and a pic would be nice too Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/53922-adding-a-new-hd/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briandl79 Posted December 8, 2002 Share Posted December 8, 2002 You need a PCI ide controller..... If you don't have any room on your IDE channels you should have four diffrent devices (Optical Drives / Hard Drives) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/53922-adding-a-new-hd/#findComment-536906 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nekrosoft13 Posted December 8, 2002 Share Posted December 8, 2002 you could get this from Promise technologys it has two serial ata channel and one ata133 port http://www.promise.com/product/product_det...d=97&familyId=3 or 2 ata133 channels http://www.promise.com/product/product_det...=87&familyId=3# edit don't get anything from siig, i had it and it wasn't compatible with windows xp, but there was a sticker on the front that sait that it did Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/53922-adding-a-new-hd/#findComment-536948 Share on other sites More sharing options...
altezza Veteran Posted December 8, 2002 Veteran Share Posted December 8, 2002 How about RAID controller? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/53922-adding-a-new-hd/#findComment-537360 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Posted December 8, 2002 Share Posted December 8, 2002 how large is this new hard drive you are installing? if its larger than 127GB you'll need a ATA Controller card, this is, if you don't have a new mobo, if you're mobo is really old, then get it anyway for the higher ATA Speed. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/53922-adding-a-new-hd/#findComment-537367 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nekrosoft13 Posted December 8, 2002 Share Posted December 8, 2002 altezza said: How about RAID controller? promise got raid controllers too check out www.promise.com Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/53922-adding-a-new-hd/#findComment-537936 Share on other sites More sharing options...
generalnewbie Posted December 8, 2002 Author Share Posted December 8, 2002 its probably going to be either another 120 gig or a 200 gig depending on whats the better buy.. how much are the promise ones you guys suggested? i would think going with 2 slots is better Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/53922-adding-a-new-hd/#findComment-538093 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nekrosoft13 Posted December 8, 2002 Share Posted December 8, 2002 generalnewbie said: how much are the promise ones you guys suggested? http://zdnetshopper.cnet.com/shopping/rese...sr.pl.pr8265236 Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/53922-adding-a-new-hd/#findComment-538132 Share on other sites More sharing options...
generalnewbie Posted December 10, 2002 Author Share Posted December 10, 2002 http://www.bestbuy.com/detail.asp?e=110994...at=552&scat=557 what about this product? is this what i need.... and whats this one look like ULTRA133 TX2 EIDE ULTRA ATA-133 PCI 2CH W2K/NT/WME/95/98 Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/53922-adding-a-new-hd/#findComment-539413 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nekrosoft13 Posted December 10, 2002 Share Posted December 10, 2002 generalnewbie said: http://www.bestbuy.com/detail.asp?e=110994...at=552&scat=557what about this product? is this what i need.... and whats this one look like ULTRA133 TX2 EIDE ULTRA ATA-133 PCI 2CH W2K/NT/WME/95/98 NO!!!!!!!!!! i had that, drivers corrupt windows i did some testing with the verifier.exe (type veryfier in run) it checks if the drivers are fine and i did test on the siig driver, and i keept getting bsod. that adapter is not fully compatible Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/53922-adding-a-new-hd/#findComment-539453 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thingsforjason Posted December 10, 2002 Share Posted December 10, 2002 just out of curiousity...what are the things you're running on your ide right now? if you're getting a 200 gig drive, it seems like you ought to be able to swap out a device (or two) :) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/53922-adding-a-new-hd/#findComment-539460 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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