can some1 tell me what this does

**foot loose** · 03-14-2005, 06:04 PM

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?...dID=4&doy=14m3

what is this and what does it do??

**DarthInsinuate** · 03-14-2005, 06:08 PM

i think you plug it into your PCI slot so you can have a couple extra IDE sockets, ie. double the hard drive-age

**Virtualbody1234** · 03-14-2005, 06:21 PM

Yeah and if you don't know what it is and what it does then you don't need it.

**foot loose** · 03-14-2005, 07:28 PM

thanks
errrrr is it worth getting 1 coz it seems to increase your hdrive's performance

**lynx** · 03-14-2005, 08:10 PM

Originally Posted by foot loose

thanks
errrrr is it worth getting 1 coz it seems to increase your hdrive's performance

Increase it above what?

If your motherboard is anything like new it can probably perform equally as fast. If your mobo isn't new then it is likely that your HDD can't operate at the higher speeds so you wouldn't see any improvement anyway.

It is simply an extra ATA adapter, which would be in addition to the ones built in to your motherboard. Unless you actually need extra ports, leave it alone.

**foot loose** · 03-15-2005, 10:28 PM

Originally Posted by lynx

Increase it above what?

If your motherboard is anything like new it can probably perform equally as fast. If your mobo isn't new then it is likely that your HDD can't operate at the higher speeds so you wouldn't see any improvement anyway.

It is simply an extra ATA adapter, which would be in addition to the ones built in to your motherboard. Unless you actually need extra ports, leave it alone.

thanks for the info mate. i want to run 3 h drives so i guess i might need it3