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Again, the floppy drive uses a floppy controller, not the IDE controllers,
and a 34-conductor cable. IDE cables are 40-conductor (wider). On a standard
PC, there are two ide controllers (primary and secondary). Each can handle 2
devices. Period.
HH
"tele64" <tele64@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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> This group has tried to answer my question but can not....
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> "Tom Scales" <tomtoo@softhome.net> wrote in message
> news:z5mdndGq34yd2QXdRVn-vw@comcast.com...
> > Never on any computer I've seen since 1981. Perhaps a very, very, very,
> > very special model.
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> > For a standard IDE controller, two is the limit. Now pretty much every
> > motherboard has two controllers. so two cables = four devices.
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> > Tom
> > "tele64" <tele64@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
> > news:d9Xlc.26403$UG2.13725@bignews2.bellsouth.net...
> > > Yes possible....
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> > > "Steve W." <me@homer.org> wrote in message
> > > news:40983eea_6@corp.newsgroups.com...
> > > > Not possible considering the floppy uses a smaller cable and
connector
> > > > than the other two drives.
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> > > > --
> > > > Steve Williams
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> > > > "tele64" <tele64@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
> > > > news:exVlc.73807$oN1.27343@bignews5.bellsouth.net...
> > > > > HH, I don't get it....my nephew has 3 drives connected; 2 CDRW
> drives
> > > > and
> > > > > one floppy.....all with one ribbon cable!
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> > > > > "HH" <hahunt42@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > > > > news:fzDlc.734$Ga.549@fe25.usenetserver.com...
> > > > > > You cannot. Only 2 drives per IDE controller.
> > > > > > HH
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> > > > > > "tele64" <tele64@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
> > > > > > news:VlClc.65095$oN1.62474@bignews5.bellsouth.net...
> > > > > > > Where can I buy a 3 drive (plus the motherboard connect) 40Pin
> > > > ribbon
> > > > > > cable?
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> > > > > > > thanks in advance,
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> > > > > > > tele64
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