on 10/10/01 5:35 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > There is NO functional difference between Master and Slave. > > Some EIDE/UATA chip sets will not work without a Master being present. > > Some, such as the early G3s, will not correctly support a Slave. > > Some (although not on Macs) will support a Slave only.
I read somewhere that havinga drive set to slave set instead of master can slow it down... Ie, if you have a CD-ROM drive as master and the hard drive as a slave, you would want to switch the two as running as master would boost the drive's performance. Is there any truth to that? -- Michael Bryan Bell http://homepage.mac.com/michael_bell/ -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
