Extra HD and VSL

[codywestheimer]

Hi everybody,

A composer I work with is planning on purchasing the full VSL and I\'m retrofitting his computer for him.

I\'m planning on getting him a 160 gig drive (7200 rpm) to go along with the two drives he already has. What I need to know is what PCI to IDE card I should get. (We need the card because there are no more IDE connections in his computer!) Has anybody had good results using a setup this way? Or is it a better idea to just get one bigger harddrive (200 gig?) for the samples and stick with two total HDs rather than three.

Thanks!

Cody

[csduke]

Promise Technology, Inc\'s Ultra133 Tx2
Two IDE channels. About $36. Easy installation.

[Haydn]

Make sure you verify that the BIOS can handle drives over 128 MB in size. Many systems can\'t use the 160 and above drives.

[christian marin]

the bios would only be a problem with the internal (onboard) IDE-controller, but keep in mind, that W2K without any servicepacks will not recognize it, anyway the promise-driver or sp1 fixes that
christian