I did a bad thing. I added two more hard drives to the already packed
system. At this time I have 3 HD, 1CDRW, 1DVD, 1ZIP, and a 3.5" floppy. I
have added another PCI controller.
The machine does not recognize the floppy. Running the TS I came to the end
and got this message;

"By default, PC computers can directly recognize only four IDE or ESDI
devices.(Two devices can be added per disk controller, for a total of four
devices.)"

"Do you have more than four IDE or EDSI devises."

"Yes, I want to use more than four IDE/EDSI devises. I will research the
configuration issues or seek professional help"

Being a brave fool, can I remedy this myself with help or should I seek a
pro?

--
yr hmbl & obdnt srvt

steve

sr pucher wrote:
> I did a bad thing. I added two more hard drives to the already packed
> system. At this time I have 3 HD, 1CDRW, 1DVD, 1ZIP, and a 3.5" floppy. I
> have added another PCI controller.
> The machine does not recognize the floppy. Running the TS I came to the end
> and got this message;
>
> "By default, PC computers can directly recognize only four IDE or ESDI
> devices.(Two devices can be added per disk controller, for a total of four
> devices.)"
>
> "Do you have more than four IDE or EDSI devises."
>
> "Yes, I want to use more than four IDE/EDSI devises. I will research the
> configuration issues or seek professional help"
>
> Being a brave fool, can I remedy this myself with help or should I seek a
> pro?
>


Yes, you can run more than 4 IDE devices, but it requires a bit of work.
Go to http://www.pcguide.com/ref/hdd/if/id...hannels-c.html for a
good explanation of what is required.

The Promise Ultra ATA controllers discussed can be purchased for around
$50 or less. Here's the Promise web site
http://www.promise.com/product/produ...asp?familyId=3

sr pucher wrote:
> I did a bad thing. I added two more hard drives to the already packed
> system. At this time I have 3 HD, 1CDRW, 1DVD, 1ZIP, and a 3.5" floppy. I
> have added another PCI controller.
> The machine does not recognize the floppy. Running the TS I came to the end
> and got this message;
>
> "By default, PC computers can directly recognize only four IDE or ESDI
> devices.(Two devices can be added per disk controller, for a total of four
> devices.)"
>
> "Do you have more than four IDE or EDSI devises."
>
> "Yes, I want to use more than four IDE/EDSI devises. I will research the
> configuration issues or seek professional help"
>
> Being a brave fool, can I remedy this myself with help or should I seek a
> pro?
>


Yes, you can run more than 4 IDE devices, but it requires a bit of work.
Go to http://www.pcguide.com/ref/hdd/if/id...hannels-c.html for a
good explanation of what is required.

The Promise Ultra ATA controllers discussed can be purchased for around
$50 or less. Here's the Promise web site
http://www.promise.com/product/produ...asp?familyId=3

Many Thanks. I read the info at the first link and it really befuddles the
mind. After many more readings I might be confident to attempt something.
then again maybe I'll be very smart and let a pro do it.

Thanks Again

yr hmbl & obdnt srvt

steve

"John Wentworth" <jhwentworthspam@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:wpednfQwsp8DN3rcRVn-qw@comcast.com...
> sr pucher wrote:
>> I did a bad thing. I added two more hard drives to the already packed
>> system. At this time I have 3 HD, 1CDRW, 1DVD, 1ZIP, and a 3.5" floppy. I
>> have added another PCI controller.
>> The machine does not recognize the floppy. Running the TS I came to the
>> end and got this message;
>>
>> "By default, PC computers can directly recognize only four IDE or ESDI
>> devices.(Two devices can be added per disk controller, for a total of
>> four devices.)"
>>
>> "Do you have more than four IDE or EDSI devises."
>>
>> "Yes, I want to use more than four IDE/EDSI devises. I will research the
>> configuration issues or seek professional help"
>>
>> Being a brave fool, can I remedy this myself with help or should I seek a
>> pro?
>>
>
>
> Yes, you can run more than 4 IDE devices, but it requires a bit of work.
> Go to http://www.pcguide.com/ref/hdd/if/id...hannels-c.html for a
> good explanation of what is required.
>
> The Promise Ultra ATA controllers discussed can be purchased for around
> $50 or less. Here's the Promise web site
> http://www.promise.com/product/produ...asp?familyId=3

Many Thanks. I read the info at the first link and it really befuddles the
mind. After many more readings I might be confident to attempt something.
then again maybe I'll be very smart and let a pro do it.

Thanks Again

yr hmbl & obdnt srvt

steve

"John Wentworth" <jhwentworthspam@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:wpednfQwsp8DN3rcRVn-qw@comcast.com...
> sr pucher wrote:
>> I did a bad thing. I added two more hard drives to the already packed
>> system. At this time I have 3 HD, 1CDRW, 1DVD, 1ZIP, and a 3.5" floppy. I
>> have added another PCI controller.
>> The machine does not recognize the floppy. Running the TS I came to the
>> end and got this message;
>>
>> "By default, PC computers can directly recognize only four IDE or ESDI
>> devices.(Two devices can be added per disk controller, for a total of
>> four devices.)"
>>
>> "Do you have more than four IDE or EDSI devises."
>>
>> "Yes, I want to use more than four IDE/EDSI devises. I will research the
>> configuration issues or seek professional help"
>>
>> Being a brave fool, can I remedy this myself with help or should I seek a
>> pro?
>>
>
>
> Yes, you can run more than 4 IDE devices, but it requires a bit of work.
> Go to http://www.pcguide.com/ref/hdd/if/id...hannels-c.html for a
> good explanation of what is required.
>
> The Promise Ultra ATA controllers discussed can be purchased for around
> $50 or less. Here's the Promise web site
> http://www.promise.com/product/produ...asp?familyId=3

sr pucher wrote:
> I did a bad thing. I added two more hard drives to the already packed
> system. At this time I have 3 HD, 1CDRW, 1DVD, 1ZIP, and a 3.5" floppy. I
> have added another PCI controller.
> The machine does not recognize the floppy. Running the TS I came to the end
> and got this message;
>
> "By default, PC computers can directly recognize only four IDE or ESDI
> devices.(Two devices can be added per disk controller, for a total of four
> devices.)"
>
> "Do you have more than four IDE or EDSI devises."
>
> "Yes, I want to use more than four IDE/EDSI devises. I will research the
> configuration issues or seek professional help"
>
> Being a brave fool, can I remedy this myself with help or should I seek a
> pro?
>


Yes, you can run more than 4 IDE devices, but it requires a bit of work.
Go to http://www.pcguide.com/ref/hdd/if/id...hannels-c.html for a
good explanation of what is required.

The Promise Ultra ATA controllers discussed can be purchased for around
$50 or less. Here's the Promise web site
http://www.promise.com/product/produ...asp?familyId=3

Many Thanks. I read the info at the first link and it really befuddles the
mind. After many more readings I might be confident to attempt something.
then again maybe I'll be very smart and let a pro do it.

Thanks Again

yr hmbl & obdnt srvt

steve

"John Wentworth" <jhwentworthspam@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:wpednfQwsp8DN3rcRVn-qw@comcast.com...
> sr pucher wrote:
>> I did a bad thing. I added two more hard drives to the already packed
>> system. At this time I have 3 HD, 1CDRW, 1DVD, 1ZIP, and a 3.5" floppy. I
>> have added another PCI controller.
>> The machine does not recognize the floppy. Running the TS I came to the
>> end and got this message;
>>
>> "By default, PC computers can directly recognize only four IDE or ESDI
>> devices.(Two devices can be added per disk controller, for a total of
>> four devices.)"
>>
>> "Do you have more than four IDE or EDSI devises."
>>
>> "Yes, I want to use more than four IDE/EDSI devises. I will research the
>> configuration issues or seek professional help"
>>
>> Being a brave fool, can I remedy this myself with help or should I seek a
>> pro?
>>
>
>
> Yes, you can run more than 4 IDE devices, but it requires a bit of work.
> Go to http://www.pcguide.com/ref/hdd/if/id...hannels-c.html for a
> good explanation of what is required.
>
> The Promise Ultra ATA controllers discussed can be purchased for around
> $50 or less. Here's the Promise web site
> http://www.promise.com/product/produ...asp?familyId=3