[plug] ide positions

[Simon Scott]

On Wednesday 05 June 2002 11:58 am, James Elliott wrote:

>
> EIDE1:   hda1 (Win98)  +  CD-RW
> EIDE2:   hdc1-5 (Linux) +  CD-ROM
>
> I rarely copy CD's, so what would you suggest - both CD's on one ribbon
> cable and both HDD's on the other, or leave it the way it is?
>

It doesnt really matter much. If you could put your linux swap on hda, you 
might notice and improvement under heavy load (ie when swap is being used). 
Since you have different OS's on 2 drives, there is no difference. So leave 
it for when you do copy CDs :)