>> you should not (never!) but a harddisk and a cdrom/dvd-drive >on one channel. >> Never. >> It is a common source of slowdowns and trouble. > >Even if you never really use the [CD|DVD] drive? > >-- >Andrew Farmer >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >
The fastest any device will ever run on that channel will be whatever the slowest device is. So even if you never use the CD/DVD drive, your hard drive will be limited to the speed of the CD/DVD drive. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list