Re: The right way to set up 2 HDDs and 2 cd writers?
- From: "Anna" <myname@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 27 May 2005 12:00:25 -0400
>>>>>"Jeff" <no_em@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>>>news:y6GdnZ2AXM_pjwvfRVnytw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>I currently have 2 HDDs set as primary master and slave, and a cd
>>>>>writer as secondary master. I've just bought an IDE dvd writer, and
>>>>>have heard
>>>>>>that it's not good to have the 2 cd/dvd drives on the same IDE bus. I
>>>>>>thought i would just set the dvd and cd writers up on the same cable
>>>>>>as master and slave. Is this a bad idea? What's the best way to set
>>>>>>up all four
>>>>>devices?
>> "Bob I" <birelan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:OfqhXYiYFHA.1040@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>I think it's more a case of burning CD's or DVD's that you try to AVIOD
>>>having the source AND target on the SAME cable/channel.
>>>> "Ted Zieglar" <teddyz@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>> news:%23TQ9HJiYFHA.2128@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>It's fine to have two optical drives on the same IDE cable. Just be
>>>>>sure to carefully follow the installation instructions and you'll be
>>>>>all set.
>>>>>Ted Zieglar
"Yves Leclerc" <yleclercNOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> The only general rule is to not have any optical cd on the same IDE cable
> as the primary boot hard drive. Usually, the hard drive will be using the
> Ultra DMA settings to access the date. However, the access speed will
> slow down to match the slowest speed for the optical drive.
>
> If you still want to separate your optical drivers, you can always buy an
> additional PCI IDE/ATA controller and use this card for your optical
> drives.
Jeff:
If you're still around...
As far as connecting your IDE/ATAPI devices, i.e., your hard drives and
optical drives; other than connecting your
booting HD as Primary Master (in nearly all cases), it will usually make
little difference performance-wise how the remainder of your devices are
connected to the motherboard's IDE connectors. There is no "general rule"
stating you should not connect your CD/DVD-ROM or burner on the same IDE
cable as your booting HD. I know you will hear & read (as you already have)
that this or that drive should be connected to this or that IDE connector
for better performance but in tests carried out by the computer facility I
was associated with, we found that in virtually every case (there *were*
some very rare exceptions) it simply didn't matter. And it's easy enough to
conduct your own tests on the particular machine you're using to verify
this. Do so. Connect your devices in every conceivable configuration and
while performing your day-to-day computer operations, e.g., CD disk copying,
moving/copying large amounts of data between drives, photo/video editing
processes, etc., determine if you experience any performance issues
depending upon the devices' connections. And if so, connect your devices
accordingly.
Anna
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