Need more hard drive space

Discussion in 'Computer Support' started by Freebie, Feb 26, 2006.

  1. Freebie

    Freebie Guest

    I have 2 x 80 gig drives in my pc and have no IDE slots left, but I need
    more drive space. The drives I have are relatively new purchases, so is
    there any way I can add an extra (3rd) drive to my pc to give me extra space
    to store large files etc.,?
    F.
     
    Freebie, Feb 26, 2006
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    Tony Guest

    Yes, get an external usb or firewire drive.
     
    Tony, Feb 26, 2006
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    Meat Plow Guest

    Buy a PCI IDE controller and another drive provided you have a spare PCI
    slot.

    Or if you have XP and USB 2.0, an external USB drive will do.
     
    Meat Plow, Feb 26, 2006
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    Shep© Guest

    What the F**K!!! are you filling them up with?

    Burn to CDR/DVD disks?
     
    Shep©, Feb 26, 2006
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    JANA Guest

    Your best solution is to add a third drive in the computer, if you have
    space, and if there are enough drive ports from the mother board. If you
    have an empty slot, you can add a controller for the drive, if there is not
    any more drive ports from the mother board.

    The easiest solution which is effective for mass storage, is to add a USB
    drive, or better still, a firewire drive. When adding another drive, get the
    largest one you can afford. This way you will get a lot of space.

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    JANA
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    I have 2 x 80 gig drives in my pc and have no IDE slots left, but I need
    more drive space. The drives I have are relatively new purchases, so is
    there any way I can add an extra (3rd) drive to my pc to give me extra space
    to store large files etc.,?
    F.
     
    JANA, Feb 26, 2006
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    Senti Guest

    Each IDE port can handle 2 drives. How many IDE ports do you have? Do
    you have any other IDE devices (like CD/DVD-ROMs) attached to them?

    Do you happen to have an open PCI slot? PCI-to-IDE cards are usually
    fairly inexpensive.

    Other than that, try an external drive. Or look for a hot swappable
    hard drive enclosure.

    Lots of ways to get more disk space. :)

    ~SF
     
    Senti, Feb 26, 2006
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    =?ISO-8859-1?Q?R=F4g=EAr?= Guest

    As others have suggested, you can easily add an external drive. But if
    you don't want to go that route, buy a 160GB drive from someplace like
    NewEgg for $80 including shipping (200GB available for $87, 250GB for
    $90). Replace one of the 80s with that. Sell the 80, use it in another
    machine, give it to a relative, keep as a spare, or buy a cheap external
    housing for it and use it as a portable drive.
     
    =?ISO-8859-1?Q?R=F4g=EAr?=, Feb 26, 2006
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    Plato Guest

    1. Get an PCI controller card to add more drives.
    2. Use an external USB hard drive.
     
    Plato, Mar 1, 2006
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