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Optimum IDE Settings
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My current set up is 3 hard drives plus a cd-rom. The operating system and one disk for storage is connected to the primary channel.The second channel is set-up as Master = CD-Rom Slave = Hard Disk for storage I am replacing the CD-Rom for a combination drive CD-DVD is it best to have this set as the Master or Slave ? Regards Chris |
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"Chris" wrote:
Hi, My current set up is 3 hard drives plus a cd-rom. The operating system and one disk for storage is connected to the primary channel.The second channel is set-up as Master = CD-Rom Slave = Hard Disk for storage I am replacing the CD-Rom for a combination drive CD-DVD is it best to have this set as the Master or Slave ? Regards Chris I would put the hard drive as the master on the secondary IDE and the combo CD-DVD drive as slave. Good luck Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada -- Microsoft MVP On-Line Help Computer Service http://onlinehelp.bc.ca In memory of a dear friend Alex Nichol MVP http://aumha.org/alex.htm |
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Ron Martell wrote:
"Chris" wrote: Hi, My current set up is 3 hard drives plus a cd-rom. The operating system and one disk for storage is connected to the primary channel.The second channel is set-up as Master = CD-Rom Slave = Hard Disk for storage I am replacing the CD-Rom for a combination drive CD-DVD is it best to have this set as the Master or Slave ? Regards Chris I would put the hard drive as the master on the secondary IDE and the combo CD-DVD drive as slave. Good luck Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada Thanks Ron, it works fine |
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