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On Thu, 2003-12-18 at 11:00, Mark J. Dulcey wrote: > Don Levey wrote: > > > >>That could be it. Also, you will be better off when you have the 2 > >>disks as masters on separate IDE channels. It appears that you have a > >>master/slave (Note that in California, it is now illegal to use those > >>terms). > >> > > > > Well, then California can arrest me... > > If I put the disks on separate channels, that would mean I'd put the CD > > drive(s) as slaves on each channel. I assume this will be OK? > > Yes, it's fine. I consider that the preferred configuration for a system > with 4 drives and only two IDE controllers, though the cabling can be > tricky. It is frequently the case that the space between the connectors > for the master and slave drives is too small to accomodate having one in > a 5.25" bay and the other in a 3.5" bay; it depends on the design of > your cables and your computer case. Be very wary with this configuration if you often use the CD-ROM drives and have any bad media. Read problems on a messed up CD-ROM can cause the entire IDE bus to reset, which can cause hangs for the hard drive on the other channel. Usually not too major of a problem, but it might cause you issues the hard drive is in heavy use at the time. -- Gregory Boyce <gboyce at badbelly.com>
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