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Re: CD-RW -- Primary or secondary?
From:
Cuauhtemoc Ramirez <[log in to unmask]>
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PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Mon, 19 Jul 1999 23:30:39 -0600
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Paul Jones wrote:

> I am building a system for a friend.  It has a 6.4G IDE hard drive, 40x
> ATAPI IDE CD-ROM, and 8x4x2x IDE CD-RW.
>
> Where should I put the CD-RW?  Slave on the primary channel, or master (or
> even slave) on the secondary channel?

    The software that came with my HP7100i CD-RW checked my system and
recommended that the CD-RW should be put as a slave in the primary channel. I
only had I hard drive as master at the time. I don't know if this software is
any good, but it's a guide.

    Cuauhtemoc Ramirez

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