IDE Config

[MagooUK]

Not sure if this is the right place to put this but I have a config question I'd love help with. I have been to the relevant page in the main site, but as it rightly says, it can't cater for all hardware needs, so I have a specific situation i would appreciate comments on :

Ok, I have :

Primary (boot) HDD - 13Gb ATA-66
Secondary (commonly used, storage) HDD ATA-100

Memorex 12x/40x DVD-ROM
Plextor 8x/4x/32x CDRW

I have only the basic 2 ATA-100 compat IDE controllers on me Mobo, and 2 ATA-100 stylee cables. OK, so question is, what config do you reckon would be best here, considering that I don't do that much CD-2-CD copying ?

Any pointers would be appreciated...and if anyone knows where one can appropriate one of these PCI-IDE add-in cards in the UK vicinity at a decent whack, all the better !!

Cheers
MagooUK

[tjaymadison]

Double post


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[Bill Russell]

Your ideal configuration would be:

Primary IDE channel:

ATA-100 HDD Master
ATA-66 HDD Slave

Secondary IDE channel:

Memorex DVDROM Master
Plextor CDRW Slave

I don't think it matters too much which of the drives on the secondary
channel are slave/master.