Trying to install a CD RW and still be able to use the current > CD rom also. Any help on how to do this will be appreciated... > Thanks,Lynda > It's not a problem if they are SCSI units; just give them different unit numbers as you normally would.. However, As they are probably IDE drives, it's likely best to put them both on the secondary controller with one as 'master' and the other as 'slave.' When you record from one to the other, Disk at Once (DAO), the record speed will be limited to that of the slower drive, of course. Do not put either CD drive on the same controller as a hard drive as you will slow the hard drive to a crawl, in most cases... If necessary, you can, often, add another IDE controller card and put one, or both, CD drives on it (depends on your IRQ usage). Thanks for the quick reply!! I have to admit to being quite unknowledgeable about hardware...is there any way you can explain the above in dummy terms? Or do I need to unplug everthing and haul it to the computer store :) Thanks,Lynda ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
