Thanks for contributing Joe. Altough my mobo (ASUS K8V Deluxe) has 2 RAID controllers, I don't know if they can handle ATAPI. I think I'll stick with USBs - 2 IDE to USB cables + 2 ports will cost me about 80zl (that's about 25 USD). Anyway, it also gives a really cool ability of Hot Plug - even if those damn cd sratchers aka copy protections will detect the drives - BANG - off with the USB cables > no drives = no problem