Is it a good idea to have a DVDROM and DVDRAM using the same IDE BUS,
especialy, if i want to copy a CD/DVD directly? Figured out that the
buffer runs down to about 3% or 6% when doing a direct copy using cdrao,
when i do a sequential copy the buffer stays at 100%.
Which one should be hdc and which hdd? For now, the ROM is hdc, RAM is hdd.
Would it be better, to use seperate IDE Chanells (hdb instead of hdd)?

And yes, of course i'm using a 80 ribbon cable.

Thx,
Jan

Jan Schubert wrote:

> Is it a good idea to have a DVDROM and DVDRAM using the same IDE BUS,
> especialy, if i want to copy a CD/DVD directly? Figured out that the
> buffer runs down to about 3% or 6% when doing a direct copy using cdrao,
> when i do a sequential copy the buffer stays at 100%.
> Which one should be hdc and which hdd? For now, the ROM is hdc, RAM is
> hdd. Would it be better, to use seperate IDE Chanells (hdb instead of
> hdd)?
>
> And yes, of course i'm using a 80 ribbon cable.
>
> Thx,
> Jan

I used to have a rig with two Hard drives, a CDRW and a DVD-ROM (not quite
the same setup, but bear with me). since 9 times out of 10, I would be
burning from my hard drive to my CDRW, I put HDA as my first Hard drive,
HDB as my CDRW, HDC as my second hard drive (and one containing all the
stuff I burn), and HDD as my DVD drive. This way the data I was burning
wasn't using bandwith on its own channel.

I guess what I'm saying is, don't put your burner on the same channel as the
data thats going to be burnt.

--
Shan Destromp