Quote Originally Posted by lynx
Quote Originally Posted by top25
If he where to get another IDE controller that can't hold up too 4 more hardrives or atleast 2 more?
Yes he could.

My brother has a very old pc which doesn't support the larger disk sizes or speeds, but he achieves both with an add-in pci controller.

An alternative would be to get a cheap SATA controller and matching drive. Any future system/motherboard purchases are certain to include SATA controllers so you are future-proofing your investment.
Just to update i was going to do that with my old pc has it wouldnt recognize the full 250gb hard drive. Instead i have managed to add the hard drive to my new pc via the rom connection since its it only accepts sata drives. Just have to transfer the stuff thats on it and reformat and hopefully should get the full 250gb showing up.