"Laurence - SMT Tricept" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >Is there any performance difference between a master >and a slave drive setting ?
No, not really. Despite the hierarchical-sounding names, "master" and "slave" drives are treated equally in almost all respects as far as the hardware channel is concerned. In fact, the IDE/ATA standard really talks about device "0" and device "1". The only differences are housekeeping aspects that the OS might manage (for example, if no startup disk is specified the OS might check drive 0 (master) first and drive 1 (slave) second). The best (and basically only) optimization you can do for IDE/ATA drives is to put them on a separate channel (i.e., no "slave" on that channel). However, that obviously requires a sufficient number of channels. :/ Beyond that, there may be some slight advantage in how you pair devices on multiple channels--depending how you use them. Pairing fast hard drives with rarely-used devices can effectively give the fast hard drives their own channel--at least most of the time. Also, certain ATAPI devices (like CD/DVD drives) can tie up a lot of bandwidth due to their relatively slow speeds and complicated command protocols--at least when they're in use. So it might be best if heavily-used CD/DVD drives were not paired with fast hard drives; etc. -Jeff [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- "You can't brew a premium lager with a kool-aid mentality." --Harold Green in _The_Red_Green_Show_ -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
