Hi list! I've got a little question. Here I've got a PC with two 40GB hard disks, a CD-burner and a DVD-burner, all PATA. Now I'm running out of disk space and I'm thinking about ways to increase it:
1. I could replace the older 40GB disk with a new model but I'd hate to trash it because it's working alright. 2. I could replace the really old and rather useless CD-burner with a disk. However, that would mean I'd have to attach the DVD-burner and one of the disks to the same controller. Now I'm asking myself (and you ;) ) how that would affect performance. Would it cause problems when both devices exchange data, for example when burning or ripping a DVD? Could I still watch a DVD while, for example, making a backup to or from that HDD? Thanks in advance! Florian Philipp
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