Hello Earl,

Monday, October 04, 1999, 5:33:33 AM, you wrote:

ET> ----- Original Message -----
ET> From: Peter V. Astakhov <[log in to unmask]>
ET> To: <[log in to unmask]>
ET> Sent: Sunday, October 03, 1999 11:19 AM
ET> Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] attaching IDE/ATAPI devices

>> You CAN attach any device as a slave.
>> I have LG40x CD-ROM attached as secondary slave.
>> BUT! Creative CD-ROM is SUXX. They attached only as master.
>>
ET> Sorry, I don't recognize that acronym.  What affect does this have on
ET> these CD-ROMs only attaching as masters?

Peter probably meant they are not good, which is only partially
correct. Creative does not make their cd-roms, they only slap logos,
and same specification drives may come from different manufacturers. I had one
48x that failed after 4 mo. of usage, and the replacement unit was all
different - different design, different operation, only the same logo
and the speed. The internal design of the drive - shape of cut for the head on the
tray, for example, also hinted that these two don't even belong to the
same manufacturer.

And they both hooked themselves up as slaves and seemed happy enough :)

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