[plug] ide positions

[Harry McNally]

On Wed, 05 Jun 2002 21:29:00 +0800 Arie Hol <arie99 at ozemail.com.au> wrote:

> Hello John,
> 
> I think you will find that the best way to configure your IDE devices is as
> follows :
> 
> Primary Master :        Your first HDD - (Boot drive)
> Primary Slave :         Your DVD (reader)
> Secondary Master :      Your CD burner 
> Secondary Slave :       Your second HDD
> 
> 1 - Having your DVD and burner on separate IDE channels makes for faster and
> more reliable disk <-> disk copying
> 
> 2 - Having your CD burner as a master will help to avoid caching and buffer
> problems.
> 
> 3 - Also consider which connector they are using on the cable - ie: master
> drive  on first connector and slave drive on the end connector. ( no doubt
> many will disagree on this point - but if you have problems then keep an eye
> on this one)

Hi John, Arie

I've been digging around looking at ATA33 ATA66 ATA100 to discover the fuss
about the 80-wire cables. This Seagate page I found quite informative:

"ULTRUATA/100FAQ"

http://www.seagate.com/support/kb/disc/ultra_ata100.html

Have fun
Harry