linking multiable ide hard drives <external>

[swat9uk]

i was thinking the other nite is it possable to link multible IDE hard drives together as one drive and use it as a external drive?? but then i thought maybe it would only pick up the one drive due to the set amount of data floing through via usb cable? im not shure could it be possable ? its just ive got about 4 drives here doing nout and didnt fancy putting them all into external cases one by one , dont relly care about the mess or no case but could this be possable? any links or information would be greatfull thank you

 

[chookman]

I think your looking for something like this
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817332008

 

[rockbyter]

if the drives are not identical, you'll want to get an external enclosure that does JBOD, not a raid 0/1. JBOD will let you link any drives you want into one large drive, without the performance or mirroring of other RAID options.