Hard drive question

[escaflownev1]

I want to add an additional internal hard drive to my system. However there are no free cables. I was wondering if i could use the cables currently connected to my diskette drive and hook it up to my extra hard drive. I dont need the diskette drive. Are the connections compatible?

 

[ambivolent]

no they are not compatible you could buy a raid controller card if you have an open pci slot though

 

[foozy]

What form is the hard drive, IDE or SATA?

A lot of small computer shops simply give out IDE cables, especially if its a repair shop. SATA cables will usually cost you, but not more than 3-4 dollars.

Thats assuming, though, that you have an open IDE or SATA slot.

 

[SNGX1275]

It doesn't have to be a RAID card. You can just get a simple PCI IDE controller card.