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Re: HD and CDROM on primary channel
From:
Chris Niles <[log in to unmask]>
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PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Sun, 21 Jun 1998 22:05:14 EDT
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In a message dated 6/21/98 8:53:00 PM Central Daylight Time,
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> >     I just bought a PII 266 system, Asus P2B motherboard (100 MHz, BX
>  > chipset), 6.4 Quantum Fireball, 32x CD-ROM. Both the HD and CD are on
>  > the primary channel. Is this setup compromising performance? Should the
>  > CD be moved to the secondary channel?
>  >     TIA to all who reply.


I've heard that the speed of an IDE channel is determined by the SLOWEST drive
on the channel....

My setup has a 7 gig and 4.3 gig on the primary channel, and my slow 850 and
16x CD-ROM on the secondary.

Chris NIles

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