if i got a dvd drive a cd-rw and i hardisk, how should i set them up ?
i was thinking about
IDE 0
harddisk
IDE 1
primary : dvd
secondary: cd-rw
is it ok ?
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Hardware stuff
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looks good to me
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You always want the from-to devices on separate IDE ports. If they share the same IDE port then the speed is significantly reduced.
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i have two hard drives on one ide port and one cdrw on the other so should i switch the less used hard drive to the other port in order to speed up the other?
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The two drives shouldn't matter in your case unless you copy things from one drive to the other a lot. It matters when you transfer data. If the data goes from one device to another on the same cable that things slow down.
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what if you use both drives at the same time?
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You just figure out what is optimal for you. I mean, it's not going to slow you down to where you'll really notice it. In some cases it may matter depending on what you are doing.
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I don't notice any difference at all on mine