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peripherals

Started by loki689 , Sep 01 2008 02:24 AM

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loki689

Posted 01 September 2008 - 02:24 AM

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i just built my first system and the motherboard i have only has one place for ide cables how do i run four peripherals off this system.

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Philip Kingsley

Posted 01 September 2008 - 04:30 AM

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need more info.... what are all the pheriperals u can connect... if u have 4 ide pheriperals then sorry u can connect 4... but only two... also provide details of ur config

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peter99

Posted 01 September 2008 - 05:56 AM

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Modern boards now have one IDE channel for 2 items the rest are SATA connections
You might be able to add a PCI card, although you will properly have PCIExpress slots, you will need to check the manual or motherboard if you know the difference between the slots.