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reboot · 02-28-2003, 05:01 PM

For maximum speed, put both HD's on IDE 1, and both optical devices on IDE 2.
If you want speed copying one CD to another "on the fly", then put the HD's as master, one on each IDE, and both optical devices as slaves. The ONLY time you would normally put an optical device on the same bus as a hard drive is for this purpose.
If you're not bothered by "on-the-fly-" burning speeds, then definitely keep the opticals both on the second IDE.

02-28-2003, 05:01 PM	#5
reboot Member (14 bit) Join Date: Mar 1999 Location: Kelowna, B.C., Canada Posts: 9,138	For maximum speed, put both HD's on IDE 1, and both optical devices on IDE 2. If you want speed copying one CD to another "on the fly", then put the HD's as master, one on each IDE, and both optical devices as slaves. The ONLY time you would normally put an optical device on the same bus as a hard drive is for this purpose. If you're not bothered by "on-the-fly-" burning speeds, then definitely keep the opticals both on the second IDE. __________________ Black holes are where God divided by zero... Cheers, Jim Jims Modems