I just got my new computer today. I only ordered it with the hard drive and a DVD drive, because I already have a CDRW. So, I understand that both RAID ports can still function as normal IDE ports (ATA133 in my case). I wanted to know if this is true: my MB manual states that the first HD should always be connected to IDE 1. Due to the space in my Antec SX1040B, this isn't really possible. With the DVD and CDRW drives right next to each other (and because I have the rounded IDE cables), I can't bend one of the cables to connect to each other. Especially now, I have 4 channels, meaning I can connect the HD, DVD, and CDRW to their own. The only extra cable I had was not as long as a normal one, meaning it would only reach the harddrive. How should I connect the three devices? Would it really be better to connect the HD to IDE1, and the DVD (on ch. 1 now) to one of the RAID/IDE3 ports?