Yes, you can install an additional controller to do this. I would recommend
taking a look at what Promise has to offer. Check their site at
http://www.promise.com

As for the Sound blaster card, it will work if it has the IDE ATAPI
interface. Several of these came with either/or a Mitsumi, Panasonic
Interface as well.

Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Cdrw / Cd Rom problem


> Im only useing 1 card to run 2 Hardrives or 1 and a cdrom drive and I was
> just wondering if a take another controller and plug into another slot on
> the motherboard and would it work ok and also just found a soundbaster
> III pro card and could that be used to plug into the cdrom and how would
> I set it up for the drive letter, I have 2 drives running now 1 drive as
> C and the other partitioned as D & E and When I do plug in another card
> for a drive and cdrom will it detect it?
>

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