Bad idea to install a PCI SATA controller card?

Post by **garyb** » Sat Mar 06, 2004 1:55 pm

1x30gig=primary master
cdrw=primary slave
2x60gig=secondary master and slave

*edit*
2x120gig=over 200 4 minute songs.......

[ This Message was edited by: garyb on 2004-03-06 13:56 ]

AndreD · Post by **AndreD** » Sat Mar 06, 2004 7:15 pm

Hi,
never use cd and hard-disk on the same ide-bus!
that would slow down your hard-disk..

best,
andre

Post by **garyb** » Sat Mar 06, 2004 10:20 pm

that's why i have it the way i do.....

firubbi · Post by **firubbi** » Sun Mar 07, 2004 11:40 am

Thanks garyb,
so i'm gonna do like yours...

1x40gig=primary master
cdrw=primary slave
1x80gig=secondary master.
Thanks
* Andre Dupke will you tell us your setup.

AndreD · Post by **AndreD** » Sun Mar 07, 2004 1:28 pm

Hi,
2 Samsung SpinPoint 160 GB (8 MB cache) as primary master and slave.
LG DVD recorder as secodary master master..

(by the way, dvd-ram is realy fast

)

best,
andre

[ This Message was edited by: Andre Dupke on 2004-03-07 13:28 ]

AndreD · Post by **AndreD** » Sun Mar 07, 2004 1:30 pm

On 2004-03-07 11:40, firubbi wrote:
Thanks garyb,
so i'm gonna do like yours...
1x40gig=primary master
cdrw=primary slave
1x80gig=secondary master.
Thanks
* Andre Dupke will you tell us your setup.

hhmm, I would use the drives on primary- and the cdrw on secondary..

Post by **garyb** » Sun Mar 07, 2004 5:03 pm

firubbi,why not use bigger drives if space is an issue?

firubbi · Post by **firubbi** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 1:22 pm

garyb it didn't work!! do i have to change anything from bios to do this kind'a setup?
thanks

Post by **garyb** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 11:21 pm

no,you have to change the jumpers on your devices....

firubbi · Post by **firubbi** » Thu Mar 18, 2004 11:26 am

garyb,
no jumper=master drive.. i did that but some wired problem arise. can you tell me your jumper setting plz?
thanks

Post by **garyb** » Thu Mar 18, 2004 12:39 pm

different for each drive...you must set jumpers on the cd drive as well....