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August 30th, 2009, 08:39 AM
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hi i have a silicon image IDE raid card which i salvaged from a second hand computer so have no instructions, what i would like to know is, can i use it to add a standard IDE interface to my computer?
the reason being i just got given a brand new seagate 250gb IDE hard drive which i would like to use as a back up drive in my pc, but my mobo only has 1 IDE interface which is taken up by my 2 optical drives
any help greatly appreciated
many thanks
glen
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August 30th, 2009, 08:51 AM
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sorry for duplicate post, posted to same forum by accident | |
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August 30th, 2009, 08:53 AM
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Yes you can, what is the model of the card | 
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August 30th, 2009, 08:57 AM
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not sure it has a part number PM-A100R on the back and has CMD ATA100 on the front | |
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August 30th, 2009, 08:59 AM
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It shouldnt be a problem as long as you have a open pci card slot on your motherboard and you can find the drivers | |
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August 30th, 2009, 09:01 AM
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ok cool, ill have a bash now, will let you know how i get on
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August 30th, 2009, 09:11 AM
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thanks GZ plugged it all in and win 7 found all drivers within seconds, just formattig the hard drive now
thanks again
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August 30th, 2009, 09:13 AM
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September 8th, 2009, 05:23 PM
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hey GZ3 just another quickie about the raid card, will the single IDE interface on the raid card still support a master and slave device, I.E. 2 x optical drives assuming all jumpers on the drives are in the correct position or do i need another IDE interface for the second drive
thanks
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September 9th, 2009, 09:09 PM
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Win7 picked up the C media chip on your card. But , it may not support anything other than Ide harddrives. YMMV I haven't tried my C-Media card on Win7. | |
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