In message , Christian
McArdle writes
I want to add another hard drive to my machine but this would mean I'd
have to use an IDE Ribbon cable with two intermediate pin connectors.
I can't find one on the Internet (Maplin, Dabs), does anyone know
where I can get one?

Each IDE interface can support 2 drives. Should you need to add another, you
need to use a different interface. The majority of motherboards have 2
interfaces integrated on the board, although it is possible to have up to 4,
including the new SATA style interfaces, which only well specified modern
machines will possess.

Note that if both IDE interface has 2 drives on it - not usual, (though
I have it), and if it does you'd probably know what you are doing
anyway.

But you can fit an additional interface card into a spare PCI slot.
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Chris French, Leeds