AFAIK, item 2 is _not_ correct for UDMA interfaces (UDMA33 and above - everyone does those today), as it multiplexes the calls to the drives, so the faster drive can get more calls done while the slower one is still processing. I could be mistaken , though.. Oded -- One should always be in love. That is the reason one should never marry. -- Oscar Wilde ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2001 09:42 Subject: 2 EIDE interfaces. Connecting 2 IDE HD + 1 CDROM. > I have the following 2 pieces of data: > > 1) An EIDE interface can not handle 2 IDE devices concurrently. Only > after one of the interfaces has finished doing whatever it was requested > to the other one can begin its activities. > > 2) It is not recommended to have a CDROM and an HD connected to the same > EIDE interface since the slowest CDROM will make the faster HD slower. > > Is this correct? > > According to the above, if I have 2 HD and 1 CDROM is it recommended to have > each HD on a separate EIDE interface and the CDROM connected as a slave to > one of them or should I have the 2 HD on the same EIDE interface and the > CDROM on a separate one? > -- > > Shaul Karl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > ================================================================= > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command > echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
