Sorry for the delay Tom. Yes, the master HD is always connected (well, in the overwhelming majority of cases) to the PRI controller and as a master. The HD works better if it is NOT connected along with a slave device on it's controller. But sometimes, this of course cannot be avoided. It depends on the CDRW drive where you connect it. Some like being a SEC master (in fact in the manuals it will say this) and some like being a PRI or SEC slave (again, this will also be stated in some manuals). If a manual or website does not state the CDRW drive's preferred controller assignment, you just have to experiment with it. I have mine as a stand alone SEC master. For best performance, you want to say away from multiple devices per controller, but this usually can't be avoided. I can do it my case because my mobo has 4 IDE controllers (Soyo SY-6BA+IV, IDE PRI & SEC, ATA 66 PRI & SEC), plus I use an ATA 100 controller card. -Clint
God Bless Us All Clint Hamilton, Owner http://OrpheusComputing.com http://ComputerHardware-ConsumerElectronics.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2002 11:51 AM Subject: Re: PCWorks: IDE Questions I guess that the hard drive is probably connected to the primary controller and the CD-ROM is connected to the secondary controller, both being masters. Does this make sense? Now, would it be better to connect a CDRW to the second controller as a master and make the CD-ROM a slave, or, better to put the CDRW on the primary controller as a slave leaving the hard drive the master? Thank you very much, Tom ** [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Clint Hamilton Wrote: >As you found out, the floppy is totally different from an IDE >device. IDE and EIDE use the same 40 pin cables and are the >same thing basically, the E is just 'enhanced'. They use the >IDE controllers on a motherboard. IDE is Integrated Drive >Electronics (aka Intelligent Drive Electronics). > >The floppy cable is a 34 pin cable connected to a >motherboards floppy controller. Assuming your mobo is a >typical board (you don't say what it is), you can hook up 2 >IDE or EIDE devices PER controller for a total of 4. On each >IDE controller, one must be jumpered as a master and the >other a slave. The jumpers are on the rear of the drives and >are usually labeled. (look for MS and SA or SL for 'master' >and 'slave' respectively). ============= 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 =====================================================
