re: 3 CD roms How to make work?
Friday, June 4, 2004 at 7:52 pm
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by carbo18
(26 messages posted)
You might want to check the Plextor manuals.
also...
http://arstechnica.com/guide/building/
This last one gives both configurations as viable options
http://www.pcguide.com/ref/hdd/if/ide/confRecommendations-c.html
There are also articles that support your view as well.
The thing to remember is that only one IDE device on a cable can be accessed at one
time, so having both Optical drives on the same cable doesn't allow for good performance
for Direct Optical to Optical copying. But the same is true if you have a
HD and a CD on the same cable and trying to transfer files from cd to HD, you will
have performance loss. Therefore you end up losing both ways. Ideally you would only
want one drive per IDE.
This bring the conclusion that for optimal perf...
You would have a SATA HD & 2 Optical each on it's own cable.
Anyways, this has been a debate on many forums and there are arguments on both side.
The best way is just to test it on your system and see what you accept as decent
performance for your personal use... I will not debate this any longer since it becomes
kinda pointless.
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