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I have an IDE cable running from the motherboard to two DVD burners. Is the furthest connection the master or slave? I always got this mixed up. Thanks
Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
Yeah... master should be put on the end of the cable.
Originally posted by: Ike0069
Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
Yeah... master should be put on the end of the cable.
What do you know about IDE cables, they have nothing to do with sound.
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Originally posted by: CraigRT
It honestly does not *really* matter, but traditionally it's suppose to go on the end.
I've had to switch the devices so that the master is on the first port on the cable, it does not give problems most of the time... but if you can, still try to use the end for the master. I think it's just a rule of thumb now more than anything to be honest.
Originally posted by: JimPhelpsMI
Hi, If you are setting MASTER and Slave then you have a non-CABLE SELECT (CS) cable and it does not matter which of the three connectors goes where. If you are setting CS, and both drives work, then it does matter. Jim
Originally posted by: hypeMarked
Thanks for all the replies, but how would I know if an IDE cable is a CS cable? Is there a performance issue with using CS or assigning the drives to Master/Slave?
Originally posted by: hypeMarked
Thanks for all the replies, but how would I know if an IDE cable is a CS cable? Is there a performance issue with using CS or assigning the drives to Master/Slave?
Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
Originally posted by: hypeMarked
Thanks for all the replies, but how would I know if an IDE cable is a CS cable? Is there a performance issue with using CS or assigning the drives to Master/Slave?
Heh, I don't know why this thread has so many replies in it.
In my original reply I started talking about jumpers and whatnot, but then I decided to change it and just tell you the simple answer.
If you already have a master and slave drive set up with jumpers on them, sticking the master on the end and the slave on the middle will work just fine. You can do it other ways too, but Master on the end and Slave on the middle will work perfectly well.
If you want to go into the inner workings and find out how you could set it up otherwise that's cool, but I don't see what the big issue is here.
I've never bothered with CS because I know Master/Slave works and it's easy enough to set up.