5 IDE devices - how do i connect them all?

[nikko]

<DIV>I have a standard mobo with the 2 IDE connectors on the board. So obviously with each data cable able to connect 2 IDE devices, I've got no problem connecting my 3 hard drives and CD-RW. But I just bought a DVD-ROM and now I'm wondering if there is a way to connect it without diconnecting any of the drives. Any ideas? I'm sure there's a simple solution to this, but I'm a bit of a newbie. </DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks.</DIV>

 

[mcveigh]

but an add in ide card

the ide standard allows for only 2 devices per channel

 

[Lucky]

get something like this

 

[Alphazero]

I cheap PCI card would be best. Connect the optical drives to that, rather than getting a more expensive card for the drives.