That wouldn't be ATA... ATA has a max of two devices, plus the controller, on any IDE/ATA/EIDE/whatever channel. For a cable with 3+ devices would most likely be either a floppy or a SCSI cable. See ...
What is the best IDE connection for 2 HD and 2 optical drives? Is is possible to arrange it so that I can avoid the HD when copying from one optical drive to another optical drive? What about an ...