[huskerlug] Re: A Couple of Questions

        I don't know if I was confused, just as I look at some of DVD
recorders in the computer section of stores, I do believe they said they had 
to be the master drive in any IDE chain, and I assume that's the second one,
that's where I put all my CD-ROM's internal ZIP drives, etc.  ---Jim


On Wednesday 17 September 2003 18:34, you wrote:
> Gee, I am sorry I confused you... I put my hard
> drive(s) on the FIRST IDE, with no CDroms/DVDs on that
> IDE.  The CDroms/DVDs go on their own IDE buss,
> (Usually the second IDE).  I do have some PCI IDE
> cards
> here, and can install one to add one to four more
> devices...
>
> --- Eric Penne <epenne@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > The DVD doesn't care whether it is the master or
> > not.
> >
> > It doesn't matter either way.
> >
> > The whole IDE bus will be limited by the speed of
> > the slowest device (ie
> > ATA33, ATA66, ATA100).
> >
> > >   This is interesting to know, since from what I've
> >
> > seen you always have
> >
> > > to have the DVD as the master.  It must work
> >
> > better on Linux!   ---Jim
> >
> > > On Wednesday 17 September 2003 08:09, you wrote:
> > >> My CD-DVD reader is slave on IDE#2, and the
> >
> > CDBurner
> >
> > >> (TDK 48x16x48x) is the master.
> > >>
> > >> Runs very fast, that way. and doesn't slow down
> >
> > the
> >
> > >> hard drives...
>
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