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- From: J056600@LMSC5.IS.LMSC.LOCKHEED.COM
- Subject: Re: Can you have 2 HD's and more than 2 floppies?
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- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 92 18:17:22 GMT
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- In <1e7hidINNcot@matt.ksu.ksu.edu>, Kent P. Iler writes:
-
- > I have 2 HD's and 2 Floppies. I was wondering can I add another
- >controller card then add a floppy? I would like to add another
- >3 1/2" drive to my computer....just wondering if I can.
-
- I'd say you have two options. One is to consider one of those new "combined"
- drives which have both a 5.25" and a 3.5" floppy in one drive bay. To do this
- you would need to remove an existing 5.25" floppy drive and replace it with
- the combined drive. You would not need another controller card, but the drive
- would cost around $150.
-
- Another option would be to *replace* the existing controller card. There are
- controller cards on the market which can handle four floppies. I've seen these
- for around $35. If you have enough open drive bays, this is what I would
- recommend.
-
- I don't know if you can add a second controller card, though. I'll leave that
- for the net.pc.gurus to answer.
-
-
- Tim Irvin
-