DVD burner install

[racefan]

I have a NEC 3500A DVD burner coming tomarrow and just have one question. Should I hook it up as a slave on the HD IDE cable or hook it up as master on IDE cable 2 all by itself?

 

[sniperruff]

it does not matter as long as you set the jumpers accordingly.

 

[imverygifted]

i put mine on the secondary ide spot all by itself but i dont think it matters, its just more convenient and looks better since i bought sound IDE cables w/ jus one master end to connect

 

[racefan]

I had read somewear that a burner should be on the same cable as the HD. Just getting oppions here.

 

[dc5]

Originally posted by: racefan
I had read somewear that a burner should be on the same cable as the HD. Just getting oppions here.

if anything, it should be by itself. both drives don't have to share the bandwidth.

 

[Slowlearner]

Please take a look at this thread that addresses some of the questions you asked

http://forums.anandtech.com/me...78&highlight_key=y