Installing CD-RW Drive - Connection Question

[bowen43]

I just ordered a Cendyne (Teac) 16x10x40 and then realized my son's PC does not meet the minimum system recommendations. He has a Pentium II 233 MHz and they suggest a Pentium III 300 MHz. I've downloaded an updated BIOS hoping that would help.

Since I may already have problems due to an underpowered PC, I want to be sure I install the drive in the most advantageous way. I have 2 hard drives connected as Master and Slave to an ATA 100 card (couldn't resist the recent Maxtor deal). The CDROM drive is connected to the secondary IDE motherboard connecter as a Master. I was going to connect the CD-RW drive as a Slave drive to the same cable the CDROM is on.

Is there a better way to do configure this? I don't want him to be disappointed if the drive arrives and I can't make it work.

Thanks for your help.

Bowen 43

 

[bjc112]

what you could do is.. put the cd-rom on primary slave.. and put the CD-RW on Secondary Slave.. that way they are on two different channels and can burn "on the fly" (cd-CD) good luck hope this helps you.. don't worry it will work..

 

[Macro2]

Most will suggest you connect the CDRW as the secondary master.
Some will suggest you put the CDROM on as the primary slave but since you already have a HD as primary slave I don't know if it would be better to move the HD you have as primary slave over to
Secondary slave and move the CDROM to primary slave.

I'd try
CDRW SM
CDROM SS


Mac

 

[puffpio]

just put the cdrw as secondary slave and NEVER use the cd-rom while burning

 

[bjc112]

i would do this.. your bigger hard drive..
PRIMARY MASTER---CD-RW.. Primary SLave


your smaller drive..

Secondary Master- cd-rom Secondary slave..

guys this would work fine wouldn't it ????