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DVD-r drive settings question

Kazu · 2004-07-16 16:39:32

Should a dvd-r drive be set to master along with the hard drive and whould this slow down the computer

16-07-2004 4:39pm

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Should a dvd-r drive be set to master along with the hard drive and whould this slow down the computer

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#2 16-07-2004 6:41pm

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Originally posted by Kazu
Should a dvd-r drive be set to master along with the hard drive and whould this slow down the computer

HDD - primary master. DVD-R secondary master.

I've been advised by boardsters in the know that this is the most efficient method, though I've had no noticable speed difference (and I've checked) with having CD/DVD drives on the same IDE channel as HDD.

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