RE: Multiple IDE controllers

["Tanner, Robby" <TANNER Wardrop com>]

I suppose the best recommendation is to get a SCSI controller.  You get 7
devices per chain with these, SCSI is faster and more reliable.

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Clay Jackson [SMTP:clayj nwlink com]
> Sent:	Monday, March 27, 2000 5:38 PM
> To:	redhat-install-list redhat com
> Subject:	Multiple IDE controllers
> 
> I'm running 6.1 on a Tyan Dual PII motherboard; with a built-in IDE
> controller.  I've got 4 IDE devices right now (2 disks, CDROM, tape), and
> would like to add another couple of drives. When I tried adding a second
> "dumb" PCI/IDE controller (I think it was SMC), the BIOS would not
> recognize
> the second controller; and neither would Linux.
> 
> Has anyone had any experience with multiple IDE controllers?  What
> controllers
> are recommended (or not)?  Any other "gotchas" I should be looking for?
> 
> Thanks in advance!
> 
> Clay Jackson
> clayj nwlink com
> 
> 
> 
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