Capman Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 Is it OK to have 3 optical drives installed in a computer? I already have a CD re-writer and DVD drive installed, and I have a spare drive bay. My youngest son wants me to buy a DVD re-writer this weekend, but I am not sure whether I can have all 3 installed or whether I need to lose the CD re-writer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Tarun Posted September 30, 2005 Administrator Share Posted September 30, 2005 Wouldn't hurt. After all, Windows supports drives up to (and past) Z:\ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capman Posted September 30, 2005 Author Share Posted September 30, 2005 That's true, what happens after Z though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Tarun Posted October 1, 2005 Administrator Share Posted October 1, 2005 AA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capman Posted October 1, 2005 Author Share Posted October 1, 2005 AA. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thought I was in the wrong thread there for a moment and you were referring to Alcoholics Anonymous. Seriously though, when I have installed a second drive in a computer that only had one drive originally, there is always a spare set of leads that piggy back off the first drive. Obviously these leads are now used on the second drive, would it just be a case of buying compatible leads that plug on to the motherboard for the third drive?, or perhaps they piggy back off the second drive somehow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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