Two internal hard drives

[godofcereal]

Ok, does anyone know if I can hook up 2 internal hard drives with the same leads? I mean, one connects at the end, the other at the middle and the other end to the computer itself.
Thanks.

[cen]

I'm not sure if I'm understanding what you're asking...

But if I'm understanding properly, you're asking if you can connect two hard drives using the same IDE cable?

If you are, then the answer is yes, just as you said, provided of course, that the IDE cable has two connections available (most do) - It sounds like yours does as well. Alternately, you can also connect a hard drive or a CD-ROM/DVD-ROM on the same cable. Some devices don't work well together though, even if they are the same type (two hard drives, two cd-rom's, etc..)

If running into problems, test them separately, and if they work, then double check your settings (maybe they're both set as master which won't work), try setting them up manually (as master and slave) instead of leaving them on cable select. Even after trying this, some devices STILL will not work together. Older burner's were a real pain about this, some would work, but the burner DEMANDED to be the master - I have MANY HDD's that refuse to work together, yet still work fine on their own.

It shouldn't matter at this point, but if you're using an older PC (and I MEAN OLD - mostly pre-pentium), IRQ/COM settings may also become relevant.

[The_Computer_Wizard]

it depends on the connection type

if its ATA (also commonly refered to as a ribbon cable) then the answer is yes
Scuzzi (which is more commonly used in servers) i believe the answer is yes... although ive only worked on like two computers that used it...

as far as SATA goes, the answer is no (although that doesnt fit your description of your wire at all, its a narrow cable and ive NEVER seen one with 3 connectors)

[cen]

I completely agree with you, and to help confirm...

Yes, SCSI will also work this way - They were designed to. Permitted, of course, that you are using a cable with multiple connectors on it...

[godofcereal]

Thanks guys for the help, I got it now.