[plug] ide positions

[Ben Jensz]

I'm pretty sure thats the way it is as well.

But I suppose it depends on the IDE controller on your motherboard (or if
using a separate one) and the interface on your hard disk(s).  But I tend to
keep optical devices to one channel (secondary) and hard disks to the
primary channel myself, unless the computer is going to be used for a
specific purpose which would gain from having a different configuration.


/ Ben

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jon L. Miller" <jlmiller at mmtnetworks.com.au>
To: <plug at plug.linux.org.au>
Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 6:05 AM
Subject: Re: [plug] ide positions


> Question I have if on the same cable you have a faster hdd and a slow
> cdrom/dvd, if both are running at the same time doesn't the system step
> down to the slowest device on the chain? Therby decreasing the
> performance of the faster device?
>
> It has always been our policy that devices of like speeds on the same
> cable. HDD as masters and other devices as slaves.
>
> Jon