Running a CDROM through an SB16

[Rob Sturgess]

I"ve just filled up all my IDE ports with hard drives and I want to run my CDROM through the soundblaster but its a very difficult thing to do. Maybe I need a specific brand of CDROM ?

[pauladshead]

U cannot have more than 4 IDE devices even if you have an extra ide port on your soundcard as the primary and secondary controllers only support a master and primary on each ide port. I.e. two ide devices in the first and two in the second.

[wyrmrider]

you can get an add on controller from SIIG or Promise etc which will give you TWO more ide ports for 4 MORE divices
we have model 32 works fine
gives support for 2 additional floppies so we can have 360 1.2 1.44 and 2mb at the same time
wyrmrider
or go SCSI