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3 HDDs??
Franco:
Ive finally received my new computer after mine got frazzled by a power surge (thank you Mr house insurance man!!)
I took the 80 and 160GB HDDs out of my old comp and my new one came with an 80GB one (luckily my old HDDs survived intact.)
320GB capacity may be a bit excessive but as ive got it I may as well make full use of it.
Ill use the preinsatlled 80Gb one for system/programs etc.
Ill use the 160GB one for MAME and the other emulators I use (with ROMs that I legally own of course!)
spiffyshoes:
You should be able to get 4 IDE devices in your comuter. 3 HDD and a CD/DVD Drive.
paigeoliver:
A "normal" computer can take up to 4 IDE drives (hard drives and CD rom drives), if you need more you can buy an IDE controller card for under $20 on ebay. For a while I was using one of those and had 7 hard drives and 1 DVD RW drive in my computer.
The IDE controller card will allow you another 4 drives. Anything more than that and you are going to need a server case and a big old server power supply.
markrvp:
Yes, you can put the drive in an external drive case that hooks up via USB 2.0. This gives you plug and play capability and/or the ability to move large files from one computer to another by moving the drive between computers.
Franco:
Wow, three replies in almost as many minutes! Thanks!! :D
Ive got a dvd burner and a dvd rom too. I could get rid of the rom but it is handy for dvd => dvd.
Hmmm, both solutions seem good. I like the IDE controller idea to keep it all internal but I also like the USB housing for the portability.
Think ill nip to our nearest PC World and price up both options. I could wait and buy of the net but im impatient to get mameing again after being 'puter-less for a week, especially after just finishing my 1st cab (pics to follow in the next couple of days.)
Thanks again!