Kevin Bucknum wrote:
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.
I don't believe this is true any more.
hda - ATA133
hdb - ATA66
>>
>> 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.
>>
>I don't believe this is true any more.
>
>hda - ATA133
>hdb - ATA66
>hdc - ATA1
On Wednesday 20 Aug 2003 20:35, Kevin Bucknum wrote:
> >> 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
> >[E
>> 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
At 20 August, 2003 Hemmann, Volker Armin wrote:
> On Wednesday 20 August 2003 00:06, Jorge Almeida wrote:
> > OK, since today is dma-day...:)
> > I have two HDs, hda and hdc (hdb is the DVD/ROM drive and hdd doesn't
> > exist). Both IDE channels have 80-conductor 40-pin cables.
>
> you should not
On Wednesday 20 August 2003 00:06, Jorge Almeida wrote:
> OK, since today is dma-day...:)
> I have two HDs, hda and hdc (hdb is the DVD/ROM drive and hdd doesn't
> exist). Both IDE channels have 80-conductor 40-pin cables.
you should not (never!) but a harddisk and a cdrom/dvd-drive on one channel
