Third IDE hard disk

[Mark]

Søren Schmidt wrote:

>>> Find out what the controller is it might not be supported or may
>>> need compiling into a custom kernel.
>> 
>> It is a fairly standard onboard Promise 20376 controller. Perhaps I
>> need to recompile the kernel? Something like: 
>> 
>> "device ata2 at isa? port IO_WD3 irq 16"
> 
> You need freebsd-5.x for that to work, the promise pdc203xx chips are
> not supported by the ATA driver in -stable (and probably wont be)...

Ok, what then if I buy a Promise TX2 card for it? Will I be able to use that card as third IDE controller? (I know the TX2 is on the hardware compatibility list). Just making sure now; I'm tired of surprises.

- Mark