I run my zip drive off of a Jazz PIC SCSCI adapter, using the advantis
chipset, with a single inernal 50 pin (narrow) cable connector, and a 25 pin
ecternal connector.  It costs about 35.00 retail, and usually comes with the
zip if you buy a retail kit.  Although you can add more ide ports, the SCSI
has the doubtful advantage of being a different bus, so it may have less an
impact on performance, and the external connection, so you can plug in
scanners, etc, if you like, although I'm betting external scsi peripherals
are in decline compared to competing standards usb, etc.
Tom Turak

-----Original Message-----
From: Shail Sharma [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2001 1:28 PM

Hi all,
I recently bought a computer, and I saw some strange things in its start up.
I have a AMD Thunderbird 1GHz on ABit KT-7 Raid motherboard. At the time it
detects the Drives connected, it shows DVD Rom as Primary master, and after
boot up shows HDD as Primary Master. When both are present shouldn't it show
both of them?
Secondly If I want to connect a Zip Drive , a CDR/W and another HDD. I find
myself running short of IDE port. As I have
1HDD - Primary Master
and 1 DVD as secondary master.
and 2 for CDR/W and other HDD. Now, Where can I place my Zipo Drive?

Shail Sharma

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