You do need to be sure you have an IRQ to spare. I took the IDE/ATA66 card out of this box because I couldn't spare the interrupt. If you go that route, check whether the card includes the cable -- that can be pricey, too. Choppy At 07:59 PM 3/26/01 -0600, you wrote: <em>>At 07:48 PM 3/26/01, Dustin wrote: <em>> >I need to purchase a backup device for my home computer. I am looking at <em>> >5-10GB of data. Anyone have any suggestions on specific backup gear? I am <em>> >looking at spending MAYBE $500, but would rather less. One problem is <em>> that my <em>> >current setup uses all 4 IDE connectors, so an IDE solution probably <em>> wouldn't <em>> >work. However, if price becomes an issue I could rearrange. :) <em>> <em>>How about a second IDE/ATA100 card, and feed yet another drive (YAD) off <em>>it. You can get a Maxtor ATA100 card for about $50 at CompUSA and pick up <em>>a 30gig drive for about $99-130 depending on the sale. <em>> <em>> <em>> <em>>-- <em>>Terry Stockdale -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Baton Rouge, LA <em>>personal website: http://www.dadstoy.net <em>>computerstuff: http://www.dadstoy.net/computer.htm <em>> <em>>================================================ <em>>BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group <em>>Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. <em>>Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change <em>>your subscription information. <em>>================================================ ================================================ BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change your subscription information. ================================================ <!-- body="end" --> <hr noshade> <ul> <li><strong>Next message:</strong> [EMAIL PROTECTED]: "[brluglist] Topic for April 2 meeting: Jabber" <li><strong>Previous message:</strong> Tim Fournet: "Re: [brluglist] Backup drive" <li><strong>In reply to:</strong> Terry Stockdale: "Re: [brluglist] Backup drive" <li><strong>Next in thread:</strong> Dustin Puryear: "Re: [brluglist] Backup drive" <li><strong>Reply:</strong> Dustin Puryear: "Re: [brluglist] Backup drive" <li><strong>Messages sorted by:</strong> [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] [ attachment ] </ul> <hr noshade>
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