Definitely keep the HD's together and the CD roms together.  The slowest
device on the chain will slow down the rest.

Dave Jones
http://www.vdoguy.com
http://www.airmemories.com

Camel: A horse designed by committee


----- Original Message -----
From: "apiscopo" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2003 9:28 AM
Subject: [PCBUILD] Please Vote On This IDE Question(Thanks)


It has always troubled me as to how best arrange 4 items on
the Primary and Secondary IDE buses.  We all agree that
the Hard Drive should be the Master on the Primary IDE bus.
But, what about the other 3 things a PC can have (all internal):
a Zip Drive, a CD-ROM, and a CD-R.  Which, in your opinion,
based on your experience, have you found to work the best.
In anticipation of some questions:

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