Alright, thanks again to those of you who helped suggest designs for my rig (which I am currently putting together) in the "Need Advice: New 1.4 GHz Athlon System" (or some such similar title).
I'm going to be installing 2 hard drives, a DVD-ROM and a CD-RW.
I've searched the forums and read the posts and there seems to be sonme mixed opinions as to whether setting the DVD as primary slave and the second hard drive as secondary master will cause conflicts i.e. slowing down the HD.
The two configurations I am considering are:
Primary Master: 40 GB Deskstar gxp (ATA 100)
Primary Slave: Lite On DVD-ROM
Secondary Master: Iomega CD-RW
Secondary Slave: 20 GB WD Caviar (ATA 100)
vs.
Primary Master: 40 GB Deskstar gxp (ATA 100)
Primary Slave: 20 GB WD Caviar (ATA 100)
Secondary Master: Iomega CD-RW
Secondary Slave: Lite On DVD-ROM
Why is there such a difference of opinion? What are the pros and cons of each setup? Can anyone confirm if putting a DVD-ROM on with my HDD1 will cause my HDD1 to run slower?
thanks!
I'm going to be installing 2 hard drives, a DVD-ROM and a CD-RW.
I've searched the forums and read the posts and there seems to be sonme mixed opinions as to whether setting the DVD as primary slave and the second hard drive as secondary master will cause conflicts i.e. slowing down the HD.
The two configurations I am considering are:
Primary Master: 40 GB Deskstar gxp (ATA 100)
Primary Slave: Lite On DVD-ROM
Secondary Master: Iomega CD-RW
Secondary Slave: 20 GB WD Caviar (ATA 100)
vs.
Primary Master: 40 GB Deskstar gxp (ATA 100)
Primary Slave: 20 GB WD Caviar (ATA 100)
Secondary Master: Iomega CD-RW
Secondary Slave: Lite On DVD-ROM
Why is there such a difference of opinion? What are the pros and cons of each setup? Can anyone confirm if putting a DVD-ROM on with my HDD1 will cause my HDD1 to run slower?
thanks!