i already have a standard dvdrom-drive and a plextor rw, and i want to now install the sony dvd-rw. will this be possible, or do i have to remove one of the drives

thanks

Perfectly okay.

You can have up to 4 IDE devices (just make sure the jumpers are set correctly}

oh right, do i connect the third drive to the master or the secondary slave? thanks

You can connect it to either, but if you intend copying DVDs then it would be quicker and more stable if you put it on the other IDE cable to your DVD player.

Originally posted by CHR15
Perfectly okay.

You can have up to 4 IDE devices (just make sure the jumpers are set correctly}
Almost all new motherboards do have 4 IDE devices? I thought only special MB have this feature and many of them have only 2 IDE for up to 4 devices.

ok, i need help...

on my computer, i have my dvdrom-drive and cdrw connected to one IDEI SLOT.

and the IDEI2 slot is free, do i connect my dvdrw to the slot which is free, or do i need to connect it to the IDEI slot which has the other drives on it. i would like to do 'on the fly burning' will this be possible depending on the idei i connect it too? whats the best way to do it?

thanks

Excuse me. My mistake! I thought 4 IDE channels for up to 8 devices. In my mind was: there isn't a man without 2 HDDs (at least) and he needed 5 IDE. I tried to clear my mistake but the forum forbade me.

IDE1 - primary master HDD, primary slave DVD drive (or CD-ROM)
IDE 2 secondary master DVD RW; secondary slave CD-RW