Options to re-use an IDE DVD drive on my 1200

[psxphill]

The problem with laptop components is that they do not have a master/slave jumper so it's a bit of trial & error to get the right combination of models working on the single header.

Even within drive models you can find that the drives are configured differently for each laptop. I think they might all have standardised on being configured for master now and they use it on a separate channel. Using a 4 way splitter will then be useful, you lose access to the alternate status register but people are used to that now.
 
I'd be tempted to get one of these
 
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