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This 2 Port IDE (Ultra ATA/133) Controller Card can be installed in a PCI slot, to add more IDE storage capability to your PC.Providing two IDE drive channels with support for two drives per channel and data transfer rates of up to 133 MBps, this adapter card can act as the primary boot device and replace built-in IDE ports, or provide 2 additional high-speed ports to the system. Designed to perform with high-speed IDE/133 drives, the adapter card also supports 100 MBps hard drives, 66 MBps hard drives, 33 MBps hard drives, CD-ROMS, CDRW drives, and other ATA peripherals. To ensure hassle-free installation, the IDE Controller Card includes Bus-Master drivers for Windows 98/ME/NT 4/2000/XP and Vista™.
This review is from : StarTech.com 2 Port PCI IDE Controller Adapter Card PCIIDE2
When is an IDE port not an IDE port? . A2 Port PCI IDE Adapter Card, Controller Cards, PC Components, Computers & PC hardwares
I was hoping this PCI card would solve a problem I had upgrading a PC. Many of the newer motherboards only have a single IDE port. This is a problem if you have 4 IDE drives like me (1 hard disk, a DVD/RAM drive, a CDROM RW drive, and an IDE ZIP drive).
I could live without the old ZIP drive, but I still needed a second port to accommodate the second CDROM/DVD drive.
This card advertises the ability to connect up to 4 devices. Can't say if it can, but I found that I could not boot from my hard drive if it was connected to the PCI IDE adapter card.
I also found that it would not recognize my CDROM/RW drive, no matter how it was connected.
I finally managed to connect my boot hard drive and the CDROM/RW drive to the primary IDE adapter on the motherboard (needed a long 80-ribbon IDE cable), and the PCI adapter would recognize both the ZIP drive and the DVD/RAM drive.
So in the end I am happy, but I would caution others who hope the card will support a bootable hard drive - I could not get the card to allow the hard drive to boot (and I've been building systems since the early 1980s).
So it is definitely 'buyer beware'.
When is an IDE port not an IDE port? . A2 Port PCI IDE Adapter Card, Controller Cards, PC Components, Computers & PC hardwares
I was hoping this PCI card would solve a problem I had upgrading a PC. Many of the newer motherboards only have a single IDE port. This is a problem if you have 4 IDE drives like me (1 hard disk, a DVD/RAM drive, a CDROM RW drive, and an IDE ZIP drive).
I could live without the old ZIP drive, but I still needed a second port to accommodate the second CDROM/DVD drive.
This card advertises the ability to connect up to 4 devices. Can't say if it can, but I found that I could not boot from my hard drive if it was connected to the PCI IDE adapter card.
I also found that it would not recognize my CDROM/RW drive, no matter how it was connected.
I finally managed to connect my boot hard drive and the CDROM/RW drive to the primary IDE adapter on the motherboard (needed a long 80-ribbon IDE cable), and the PCI adapter would recognize both the ZIP drive and the DVD/RAM drive.
So in the end I am happy, but I would caution others who hope the card will support a bootable hard drive - I could not get the card to allow the hard drive to boot (and I've been building systems since the early 1980s).
So it is definitely 'buyer beware'.
StarTech.com 2 Port PCI IDE Controller Adapter Card PCIIDE2 Reviews
Easy as 1 2 3...4 . Did everything StarTech said it would. Thank you for that! Controller came out of the box with ease and plugged into the PCI slot effortlessly. Rebooted the computer and Win XP recognized the card without a hitch. The 80 conductor cable was easy to hook up but the length could have been 2" longer. My machine has it's card slot way at the bottom of the cage and my optic drives are at the top front of the case. Once connected with an alternate longer cable it worked fine.
I had an issue with my registry not showing or being able to access my optic drives, so once that was corrected my original IDE channel 2 worked properly and I didn't need the board after all.
Easy as 1 2 3...4 . Did everything StarTech said it would. Thank you for that! Controller came out of the box with ease and plugged into the PCI slot effortlessly. Rebooted the computer and Win XP recognized the card without a hitch. The 80 conductor cable was easy to hook up but the length could have been 2" longer. My machine has it's card slot way at the bottom of the cage and my optic drives are at the top front of the case. Once connected with an alternate longer cable it worked fine.
I had an issue with my registry not showing or being able to access my optic drives, so once that was corrected my original IDE channel 2 worked properly and I didn't need the board after all.
Feature StarTech.com 2 Port PCI IDE Controller Adapter Card PCIIDE2
- Two dual channel IDE connectors support up to four PATA devices on one card
- Backed by a StarTech.com lifetime warranty and free lifetime technical support
- Two dual channel IDE connectors
- Support for up to Ultra ATA/133 hard drives with transfer rates up to 133 MBps
- 28-bit LBA
- Compliant with PCI specification revision 2.2
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Product Details
EAN : 0065030824330UPC : 065030824330
MPN : PCIIDE2
Brand : StarTech
Weight : 1 pounds
Height : 2 inches
Length : 9 inches
Width : 6 inches
Binding : Personal Computers
Format : CD
Hardware Platform : Pc
Manufacturer : STARTECH.COM
Model : PCIIDE2
Operating System : Windows
Platform : Windows 2003 Server
Publisher : STARTECH.COM
SKU : 4196579
Studio : STARTECH.COM
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