I had a SCSI cd writer and a microtek scanner sharing the same scsi
controller.  No problems at all.  The controller was an adaptec aha1502 I
think.

-----Original Message-----
From: Al Anger <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wednesday, February 11, 1998 1:39 PM
Subject: CDR (was no title)


>In our last episode
>Nick Torraca <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>>I would like to add a CD writer to my Pentium system. I already have an
IDE
>>CD rom and an IDE zip drive on my second IDE interface. On my primary IDE
>>interface, I have 2 hard drives, soon to be replaced by a single hard
drive,
>>freeing up the slave channel. Can I have a CD writer as a slave to a hard
>>drive?
>
>The simple answer is yes you can put the new CDR on the same channel as
>your 'main' hard drive. However, it's not recommended. The CDR (any
>CDROM) will slow down that channel (and everything on it).
>
>>Or should I look for a scsi CD writer? Which brings me to the next
>>question: Can I add another scsi card to my system which already has a
>>proprietary scsi card for my scanner?
>
>First, check if your scanner 'must' use that proprietary card. If not.
>put the SCSI CDR and the scanner on your new card.
>
>If you have enough interrupts, you can add the new SCSI card to your
>existing system.
>
>>What's the best way to go?
>
>Another choise might be to put your internal zip on the sound card IDE
>controller,( if it has one), and putting your new IDE CDR on the
>secondary channel.
>
>Try to leave your main hard drive on the primary channel by itself.
>
>HTH
>
>Al Anger
>
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>
>
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