Hi,
I'm still waiting for the forum admins of powerdeveloper.org to activate my account, so I thought I would seek advice here meanwhile.

From what I have read, the Efika would struggle with more than one IDE device directly connected.

Would a solution be to use a two port PCI riser card (instead of a one port -- so you can have both gfx card,) and to use an IDE PCI expansion card?

Alternatively; would using a SSD drive + slim-line optical drive + a cable 10cm or less, work? Since it would draw less power than a 2.5" hdd + regular optical drive.

If anyone can answer these questions, many thanks!