Help with IDE devices...

[Schoedsack]

I was wondering what is the best way to setup a Hard Drive, DVD/CD-Rom drive, and a CDRW drive? What should be on the master and primary?
Merry X-Mas

 

[Big Lar]

On the Primary Ide,(IDE 1 ), I would make the Hard Drive the Master, with the Dvdrom the Slave. And I would put the CDRW on the Secondary Ide as Master, with ( if you have another cdrom) as Slave. That should do ya

 

[SaturnX]

Here's my setup, runs fine and can actually do on-the-fly burn with no issues, and I'm running a PII 400

IDE Channel1 -
Master Harddrive
Slave Harddrive(if you have one)

IDE Channel2 -
Master CDRW Drive
Slave DVD/CD Drive

Hope this helps you out.

--Mark

*EDIT* Personally, I wouldn't put a CD Drive on the same channel as a HD, for speed reasons *EDIT*

 

[Spook]

Put your HD as primary master, and your DVD as Secondary Master. Put your CDRW as Secondary CS or Single...

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