At 09:44 �� 18/2/2002 +0000, you wrote: >Id like to connect both a CD-ROM and a CF-reader to my Q60 (in addition to >the main hard disk) - but not necessarily both at the same time. However, I >dont like having my beautiful machine lying around with half its guts >hanging out so I can easily swap things around when i need to. > >1) Would it be possible to use an IDE cable with one master and two parallel >slave connectors and an (externally mounted) switch to switch the power >between the one device or the other (at switch-on time), to make it do what >Im trying to achieve? > >2) Can anyone on this list make up such a cable and switch for me? > >Per
Per, There is a device called the Trios (check it out at www.tigerdirect.com) that allows up to 3 IDE devices to be connected on the same place Phoebus
