Re: Sata & Pata drives

Anna,
Yes, I am going to connect a DVD-Rom as I have opted to have the new
computer just come with a CDR/W, I also have an external DVD burner, I have
not figured on what to do with just yet. I currently have a CDR/W, and DVD
Rom set up, and an enclosed DVD burner on usb connection. At the moment that
would be all that I would be connecting.
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Thank You in Advance


"Anna" wrote:



Trace wrote:
Hello, I'm getting a new system with a 200gb sata drive, I still have
20 and
30 gb pata drives. Is it possible to still have uses for the pata
drives as
storage meduims? Or is it a waste of time, and just stick with the
200gb sata.


"GHalleck" wrote:
Sure. Make sure that the new motherboard has the IDE headers for them
since most of the newer motherboards are being equipped with only 1 IDE
header instead of 2. And there are not that many makes of SATA DVD
drives
that are on the market at this time. Of course, an add-in IDE card for
the PATA drives is also feasible but the number of PCI slots are also
being decreased in newer motherboards.


"Trace" <Trace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Actually from a photo of the mobo there are 4 SATA connections and 2 IDE
connections. So they could be hooked up with no conflicts? Being that
they
are two different interfaces, what should the jumper settings be set to
on
the IDE drive(s)
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Thank You in Advance


"Anna" <myname@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Trace:
Since you plan to use your two relatively small-capacity PATA HDDs as
secondary drives for storage (and possibly backup purposes I would
suppose) - from a performance point-of-view - as a practical matter it
probably will make no difference how you connect them in terms of which
IDE > channel each will be connected to or to their Master/Slave
relationships.

You didn't indicate what other IDE devices you will be connecting. I
suppose you will be installing one or two optical drives, right? Again, it
probably will make no difference how one or two of those devices are
connected to either IDE channel as Master or Slave. If you will be
installing only one optical drive it's a virtual certainty it will make no
difference performance-wise as to which IDE channel the device is
connected and whether > it's connected as Master or Slave.

Now I must add that on rare occasions we *have* run into a very few
situations where it *did* matter whether two optical drives (presumably
being used for direct CD-to-CD or DVD-to-DVD disk copying functions) were
> connected on the same or different IDE channels. Strangely enough in
some situations better, i.e., faster disk-copying performance was obtained
if the two devices were connected on the same IDE channel; in other cases
speed performance was enhanced when the two devices were connected on
different IDE channels. We never encountered any significant performance
difference based upon their Master/Slave relationships.
Anna


Trace:
ADDENDUM...

I neglected to include my usual caveat when discussing this issue of how one
should connect IDE devices, so here it is...

Experiment for yourself in determining the precise configuration of your IDE
devices. In this instance don't rely on my advice or anyone else's advice.
Try different configurations of your IDE devices and run simple speed tests
based on your normal & usual day-to-day activities with the computer, e.g.,
accessing programs, moving/copying files, burning CDs, etc. See if you can
determine any performance difference depending upon how this or that device
is connected, and thus determine the best setup for your particular needs
should there be any significant differences.
Anna



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