CD drive and HD drive in IDE

[senthil]

Hi,

I am using the ASRock motherboard to build a new computer. It has two IDE connectors on board. If I connect the CD to one and HD to another, can they both be masters ?

 

[heyheybooboo]

yup.

 

[Aluvus]

Yes. This is the "conventional" way to connect the drives when you have two drives and two IDE channels. Anecdotally, performance of transfers between drives is better when they are on separate channels.

There is no particular performance benefit to a drive being made master, if that is what you are getting at.