[iyonix-support] Re: Connections for 4 IDE drives
- From: Steven Pampling <steve.pampling@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: iyonix-support@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2007 18:11:14 +0100
On 02 Apr, David R Lane <D_Lane@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi all Iyonix PCers,
> If you have two hardrives, one CDRW and one DVDRW what is the
> best way of connecting them?
> Reading past posts, there seem to be two possibilities:
> IDE bus 0 (primary) IDE bus 1 (secondary)
> Master Slave Master Slave
> A) Main Hard Drive CDRW Second HD DVDRW
> B) Main Hard Drive Second HD CDRW DVDRW
> Main Hard Drive = the one Nixiyo boots from.
> Which is best?
Connect the two faster devices (HD's) on one IDE line and the two slower
devices (DVD and CD) on the other line.
A combination of a slow and fast device on any line will result in slower
access for the fast device.
Connect the newer of the two devices as Master in each case. (Newer
controllers on the device tend to be a better bet.)
In the event of one of the two lines having a problem reverse the master
slave settings.
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Steve Pampling
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