Best IDE setup...

[pdawg17]

I have a DVD burner and 3 hds (20, 30, 120 gb)...the 120gb drive is for video editing, the 30gb for files, and the 20gb for OS...how should I set master/slave for all of this?

 

[buleyb]

what drive do you typically burn files from? I would put the OS and the file drive on the first channel(master/slave respectively), and the DVD as master, video as slave on the second channel.

 

[thorin]

Primary Master - OS and Everyday apps
Primary Slave - Files and burning "source"
Secondary Master - Video editing source drive
Secondary Slave - Burner

Assuming your will always copy to/from the burner to either the primary master (software installs) or the primary slave (all you "edited" video etc....)

Thorin

 

[TheCorm]

Originally posted by: thorin
Primary Master - OS and Everyday apps
Primary Slave - Files and burning "source"
Secondary Master - Video editing source drive
Secondary Slave - Burner

Assuming your will always copy to/from the burner to either the primary master (software installs) or the primary slave (all you "edited" video etc....)

Thorin

Another vote for that setup, I mean you aren't that likely to be vid editing and burning at the same time.

 

[buleyb]

Not that it won't work, but is there any benifit to doing

Secondary Master - Video editing source drive
Secondary Slave - Burner

over

Secondary Master - Burner
Secondary Slave - Video editing source drive


I know that some optical drives like being the master of their channel...any thoughts thorin?

 

[thorin]

If we keep with the above mentioned usage pattern then no it wouldn't matter either way. If you have a picky optical then make it master.

Thorin

 

[beatle]

Thorin's got it. What kind of video editing are you doing? You may want to put your swap file on the 120 to help speed things up a bit.