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Isaac Kuo
I'm getting a Pioneer DVR-106BK DVD writer for data backups.
I have a bunch of 40 wire IDE cables, but only a small
handful of 80 wire IDE cables--all currently in use.
I don't really understand the benefits of 80 wire cables,
other than noticing a distinct speed improvement on my
larger hard drives when using them.
Is there any benefit to using an 80 wire IDE cable for
a 4X DVD writer? If not, then I'd rather use that 80 wire
cable for another computer's hard drives.
In particular, if an 80 wire IDE cable may improve
reliability, then I'm definitely putting the DVD writer
on one. I can live with slower hard drive performance
on my file server if it means more reliable DVD writing.
My computer setup, if it matters, is a P4 Celeron 2.5Ghz
with 256Mb RAM. The primary IDE is connected via 80 wire
ribbon cable to an 8Gig Seagate boot drive (Win98) and
a 100Gig Maxtor data drive. The secondary IDE is where
I will attach the Pioneer DVD writer.
My future plans are to backup all the data off the 100Gig
drive, and then move it to my file server (a PIII550).
That will leave my main PC with just the 8Gig boot drive
to minimize noise.
I will keep the 8Gig hard drive and the DVD writer on
separate IDE channels--that will give the best performance
and most reliable DVD writing, right?
Thanks!
Isaac Kuo
I have a bunch of 40 wire IDE cables, but only a small
handful of 80 wire IDE cables--all currently in use.
I don't really understand the benefits of 80 wire cables,
other than noticing a distinct speed improvement on my
larger hard drives when using them.
Is there any benefit to using an 80 wire IDE cable for
a 4X DVD writer? If not, then I'd rather use that 80 wire
cable for another computer's hard drives.
In particular, if an 80 wire IDE cable may improve
reliability, then I'm definitely putting the DVD writer
on one. I can live with slower hard drive performance
on my file server if it means more reliable DVD writing.
My computer setup, if it matters, is a P4 Celeron 2.5Ghz
with 256Mb RAM. The primary IDE is connected via 80 wire
ribbon cable to an 8Gig Seagate boot drive (Win98) and
a 100Gig Maxtor data drive. The secondary IDE is where
I will attach the Pioneer DVD writer.
My future plans are to backup all the data off the 100Gig
drive, and then move it to my file server (a PIII550).
That will leave my main PC with just the 8Gig boot drive
to minimize noise.
I will keep the 8Gig hard drive and the DVD writer on
separate IDE channels--that will give the best performance
and most reliable DVD writing, right?
Thanks!
Isaac Kuo