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need advice for 2nd optical drive
Name: jimmymac Date: November 15, 2004 at 13:21:46 Pacific OS: windows xp home CPU/Ram: P4/2.6c/1024DDR
Comment:
I have one sata hdd and one cdrw drive set to master on primary ide. I am buying a new dvd burner. Should I put this one on the primary ide drive and set to slave or seconde ide and set as master? What one would give best performance?
Name: ddp59 Date: November 15, 2004 at 13:23:47 Pacific
Reply:
it has to be master if using powerdvd
david
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Response Number 2
Name: ham30 Date: November 15, 2004 at 13:47:29 Pacific
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I'm using Power DVD with a DVD-RW drive that is a slave on the secondary channel.
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Response Number 3
Name: OtheHill Date: November 15, 2004 at 13:55:48 Pacific
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If the only fixed disk in the system is the SATA drive then it is a no brainer. SATA uses its own controller so that frees up all the IDE channels. If the system boots reliably I would install one optical drive on each channel set as Master. That way you will never be sharing the IDE bandwidth. Which one on which Channel shouldn't matter. Just be sure the drives are all properly idenified by model in the BIOS. Not just AUTO. If necessary use the auto detect function on the same screen as the drives. Just setting to auto isn't enough, there is a keystroke required. Read the screen.
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Response Number 4
Name: jimmymac Date: November 15, 2004 at 14:31:01 Pacific
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I'll go with master on second ide channel. Thanks OtheHill.
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