Re: install additional DVD writer

Not hasty or bad at all.. try this out on your system..

http://www.journeysystems.com/power_supply_calculator.php

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Mike Hall
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User



"mistral" <polychrom@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Patrick Keenan wrote:

"mistral" <polychrom@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Dave B. wrote:

Each IDE channel can have a master and a slave device, just make sure
to
set
the jumpers on the drives correctly.

"mistral" <mistral@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I want install additional DVD writer. Motherboard is P4i45GV ASRock.
Not
clear, can the second DVD to be installed without various problems:
since
primary IDE Connector and secondary IDE Connector are already used by
hardrive and CD-ROM.

m.

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is there some shortcomings of using two CDRom devices on one PC?
Affecting on system reliability, on motherboard stability, other.
Normal use supposes to have one CDRom device per motherboard, however.

Actually most of my desktop systems have two CD/DVD writer drives. .
Works well. It isn't an unusual configuration.

HTH
-pk
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Yes, this is probably bad, hasty practice. additional power and
motherboard load, additional connectors.



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