..adding EIDE Card to pci slot..

Ziggyman · Post by **Ziggyman** » Fri Dec 01, 2000 6:57 pm

Will adding an eide card to a pci slot be totally seperate
from my onboard eide connectors? Will bootup shoe a third
master and slave eide?

Splitfire · Post by **Splitfire** » Fri Dec 01, 2000 7:37 pm

yes assuming the BIOS on the card and the BIOS on the card are compatible. If the board and card are made within the last 4 years or so, you shouldn't have any problems.

Ziggyman · Post by **Ziggyman** » Fri Dec 01, 2000 7:53 pm

thanks Splitfire, that's what I wanted to hear.

wvjohn · Post by **wvjohn** » Mon Dec 04, 2000 3:22 pm

i put a promise ata/66 in my mis 6163 pro and have 8 ide channels (4x master/slave) - i boot from the ata 66

Ziggyman · Post by **Ziggyman** » Mon Dec 04, 2000 5:10 pm

wvjohn..

Does it show up like that in the boot up screen?

Splitfire · Post by **Splitfire** » Mon Dec 04, 2000 5:13 pm

Ummm... FYI, you actually had 4 channels with 8 devices. Big difference. 8 channels would allow 16 IDE devices.