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So what is the correct way?

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by topesblues

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When Installing a CD burner on to a system that already has a Carom. I have mine set up as follows: Hd on IDE 1 Burner on IDE 2 as master and CD Rom on IDE 2 as a slave. It works fine. How ever a while ago in the tech questions someone had asked about the best way to install his burner and there were several different answers. One guy swore up and down that you shouldn?t have a burner and a CDrom on the same IDE port some one else said that its better to have them on the same channel so you don?t slow down your HD access time. So what is the correct way? Is there a correct way or is it a vender specific issue.

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by crapaud ergo sum

I am running one machine ide1=hard drive. Ide2=dvd/rom and burner. It is ?ok?. Machine two, ide1=hard drive. Ide2=burner and burner. I love this machine. Spent many days playing around with brand of board, brand of burner, burner/main, dvd w/main, cd-rom/main, yada yada. Have helped others and hitched hiked on conversations.

I think it depends on all vendors combined. Move it all around till it works best. I do prefer the burner to burner. Nothing has been this good that I have seen so far. if cd-rom and burner with one hard drive, I like the way you have it.

toad

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