[Eug-lug] HDD, CD, DVD config under FC4 SoftRAID

[mage at chromebob.com]

Brian,

OK, the only thing to remember is that the IDE channel is only as fast as it's slowest device.  This is something that is fixed in the SATA standard, but IDE still has slowdowns.  Really, the IDE channel can only transfer as fast as the slowest of the two transer rates.  That means if you have an ATA-100 drive, and an ATA-33 drive on the same channel, then the transfer for both is ATA-33.  Therefore, you should put the two HDD's on the same channel, and the DVD and CDRW on the other.  As for Master/Slave, there shouldn't be a big issue with them.

Now, there is one caveat to this whole setup, are the two HDD the same manufacturer or not?  If not, then make them each the MASTER of the two IDE channels.  Then the DVD and CDRW drives as SLAVES.  Do not mix drives on the same IDE channel, I have seen drives get killed this way (a Seagate master killed the Boot ROM on a Western Digital slave).

So, that is about all of the notes I have.

Thanks,

Chris

On Thu, 28 Sep 2006 08:41:04 -0700, Brian Gallagher <baggab at pacinfo.com> wrote:
> I need suggestions on configuring master/slave and primary/secondary for
> two SoftRAID HDD, CDRW and a DVD.  I'm on the clock...is it the red wire
> or the blue wire, I cut?
> 
> Brian
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