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How many devices per channel are used with IDE or EIDE?

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Two. A Single IDE/EIDE channel has two ports, each of which will support a single device.
How many sata devices can be connected per channel?
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If a motherboard has two IDE channels how many IDE devices can be accomodated?
Each IDE connector on the board supports two channels per. (Two drives) The combination of drives can vary. For instance, hard drive-cdrom, hard drive-hard drive, cdrom-cdrom, ect....ect.
How many IDE devices can be connected to each IDE connector?
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How many IDE devices can a motherboard handle?
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