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You're a n00b. It's not nOOb. It's n00b. Sorry. I just had to say it.
"Impmon" <impmon@digi.mon> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 4 May 2004 21:19:47 -0400, "tele64" <tele64@bellsouth.net>
> wrote:
>
>>you're wrong.
>
> Are you sure? Unless your son uses SCSI setup and has SCSI disk drive
> (is there such thing as internal SCSI floppy drive??), there is no way
> a floppy drive and hard drive can be on the same cable. Take another
> look, maybe it only appeared to be one cable is in fact 2 cables
> positioned close together so to fool some nOObs like you.
>
> Better yet, prove you're right by taking picture oif his computer and
> posting it so we could look for ourselves.
> --
> To reply, replace digi.mon with tds.net
>

 

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You sure that nOOb isn't just an overweight n00b?
"Ryan 8088" <the8088er@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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> You're a n00b. It's not nOOb. It's n00b. Sorry. I just had to say it.
> "Impmon" <impmon@digi.mon> wrote in message
> news😛ekg901mk48dcarfb3f5m3essbi7c6soqi@4ax.com...
> > On Tue, 4 May 2004 21:19:47 -0400, "tele64" <tele64@bellsouth.net>
> > wrote:
> >
> >>you're wrong.
> >
> > Are you sure? Unless your son uses SCSI setup and has SCSI disk drive
> > (is there such thing as internal SCSI floppy drive??), there is no way
> > a floppy drive and hard drive can be on the same cable. Take another
> > look, maybe it only appeared to be one cable is in fact 2 cables
> > positioned close together so to fool some nOObs like you.
> >
> > Better yet, prove you're right by taking picture oif his computer and
> > posting it so we could look for ourselves.
> > --
> > To reply, replace digi.mon with tds.net
> >
>
>

 

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Good point. He's prolly fat as a telly.
"Tom Scales" <tomtoo@softhome.net> wrote
in message
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| You sure that nOOb isn't just an
overweight n00b?
| "Ryan 8088" <the8088er@sbcglobal.net>
wrote in message
|
news:6Tgpc.8827$OF7.6788@newssvr24.news.prodigy.com...
| > You're a n00b. It's not nOOb. It's
n00b. Sorry. I just had to say it.
| > "Impmon" <impmon@digi.mon> wrote in
message
| >
news😛ekg901mk48dcarfb3f5m3essbi7c6soqi@4ax.com...
| > > On Tue, 4 May 2004 21:19:47 -0400,
"tele64" <tele64@bellsouth.net>
| > > wrote:
| > >
| > >>you're wrong.
| > >
| > > Are you sure? Unless your son
uses SCSI setup and has SCSI disk drive
| > > (is there such thing as internal
SCSI floppy drive??), there is no way
| > > a floppy drive and hard drive can
be on the same cable. Take another
| > > look, maybe it only appeared to be
one cable is in fact 2 cables
| > > positioned close together so to
fool some nOObs like you.
| > >
| > > Better yet, prove you're right by
taking picture oif his computer and
| > > posting it so we could look for
ourselves.
| > > --
| > > To reply, replace digi.mon with
tds.net
| > >
| >
| >
|
|

 

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"Ryan 8088" <the8088er@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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> Good point. He's prolly fat as a telly.
> "Tom Scales" <tomtoo@softhome.net> wrote
> in message
> news:4eGdncjUXYWEGTvdRVn-sw@comcast.com...
> | You sure that nOOb isn't just an
> overweight n00b?
> | "Ryan 8088" <the8088er@sbcglobal.net>
> wrote in message
> |
> news:6Tgpc.8827$OF7.6788@newssvr24.news.prodigy.com...
> | > You're a n00b. It's not nOOb. It's
> n00b. Sorry. I just had to say it.
> | > "Impmon" <impmon@digi.mon> wrote in
> message
> | >
> news😛ekg901mk48dcarfb3f5m3essbi7c6soqi@4ax.com...
> | > > On Tue, 4 May 2004 21:19:47 -0400,
> "tele64" <tele64@bellsouth.net>
> | > > wrote:
> | > >
> | > >>you're wrong.
> | > >
> | > > Are you sure? Unless your son
> uses SCSI setup and has SCSI disk drive
> | > > (is there such thing as internal
> SCSI floppy drive??), there is no way

Well, there is such a device as an internal SCSI floppy
but I've only seen them in older Sun Sparc hardware.
I'd be very surprised to see one in a Compaq consumer
product.

> | > > a floppy drive and hard drive can
> be on the same cable. Take another
> | > > look, maybe it only appeared to be
> one cable is in fact 2 cables
> | > > positioned close together so to
> fool some nOObs like you.

I'd go with this poster. You in fact have two cables
which can be hard to see when they're jammed in
to tight areas.

> | > > Better yet, prove you're right by
> taking picture oif his computer and
> | > > posting it so we could look for
> ourselves.
> | > > --
> | > > To reply, replace digi.mon with
> tds.net
> | > >
> | >
> | >
> |
> |

--
Herb Stein
herb@herbstein.com

 

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you're wrong
"tele64" <tele64@bellsouth.net> wrote in
message
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| you're wrong.
|
|
| "doS" <kobo65@hotNOTSOmail.com> wrote
in message
|
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| > No he doesn't.
| >
| > "tele64" <tele64@bellsouth.net>
wrote in message
| >
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| > > HH, I don't get it....my nephew
has 3 drives connected; 2 CDRW drives
| and
| > > one floppy.....all with one ribbon
cable!
| > >
| > >
| > > "HH" <hahunt42@hotmail.com> wrote
in message
| > >
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| > > > You cannot. Only 2 drives per
IDE controller.
| > > > HH
| > > >
| > > > "tele64" <tele64@bellsouth.net>
wrote in message
| > > >
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| > > > > Where can I buy a 3 drive
(plus the motherboard connect) 40Pin
| ribbon
| > > > cable?
| > > > >
| > > > > thanks in advance,
| > > > >
| > > > > tele64
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