Hello

I know that if you connect a cd-rom and a hd on the same IDE slot, then
you get the "Timing Delay Error".

Why does this error occur?


-Øystein Sund

http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/45560

this may shed some light

"Øystein Sund" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hello
>
> I know that if you connect a cd-rom and a hd on the same IDE slot, then
> you get the "Timing Delay Error".
>
> Why does this error occur?
>
>
> -Øystein Sund
>


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"JAD" wrote:
> http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/45560
>
> this may shed some light
>
> "Øystein Sund"wrote:
> > I know that if you connect a cd-rom and a hd on the
> > same IDE slot, then you get the "Timing Delay Error".
> >
> > Why does this error occur?


The writer doesn't explain the cause of timing delay error,
but he does state:

"a. Optimal Hardware Configuration
All hard drives are placed on the Primary IDE, check
that the drives are correctly set as master/slave.
DVD-ROM/DVD-R/RW drives are placed on the
Secondary IDE, set the recording drive as the 'master'."

Why must the recording drive be the "master". I was
under the impression that the IDE bus didn't care which
device on a channel was set to be "master".


*TimDaniels*

The errors occur possibly from data collisions within the bus. although most
new boards can handle this.
sometimes its just a bad optical drive.

Master vs slave, I have had them numerous ways, sometimes its works just
fine, another setup likes the master being the burner.
I have Never seen a regular pattern that works better than another.(lately)

"Timothy Daniels" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
> "JAD" wrote:
> > http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/45560
> >
> > this may shed some light
> >
> > "Øystein Sund"wrote:
> > > I know that if you connect a cd-rom and a hd on the
> > > same IDE slot, then you get the "Timing Delay Error".
> > >
> > > Why does this error occur?
>
>
> The writer doesn't explain the cause of timing delay error,
> but he does state:
>
> "a. Optimal Hardware Configuration
> All hard drives are placed on the Primary IDE, check
> that the drives are correctly set as master/slave.
> DVD-ROM/DVD-R/RW drives are placed on the
> Secondary IDE, set the recording drive as the 'master'."
>
> Why must the recording drive be the "master". I was
> under the impression that the IDE bus didn't care which
> device on a channel was set to be "master".
>
>
> *TimDaniels*
>


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>
> The writer doesn't explain the cause of timing delay error,
> but he does state:
>
> "a. Optimal Hardware Configuration
> All hard drives are placed on the Primary IDE, check
> that the drives are correctly set as master/slave.
> DVD-ROM/DVD-R/RW drives are placed on the
> Secondary IDE, set the recording drive as the 'master'."
>
> Why must the recording drive be the "master". I was
> under the impression that the IDE bus didn't care which
> device on a channel was set to be "master".

I've experienced that the master setting gives the device more speed.


-Øystein

JAD wrote:

> http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/45560

I've read this one before. It don't say why the Timing Delay Error occurs.


Øystein