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Just hooked up an internal CD burner to my in-law's pc. It's been a while since I had to mess around with hardware like this, so I was wondering if anyone knows whether it will be a problem to piggyback the burner off the primary IDE controller. I have the HD set to master and the burner set to slave, and everything works ok, but the instructions "highly recommended" setting the burner to master on the secondary IDE. This thing won't have problems down the road will it?
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...people like to cry a lot... - Pekka
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Why don't you just place it in the secondary IDE channel?Speaking of Erith:
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I don't have the proper ribbons available. The one going off the secondary IDE only has one connector and I need two.Originally posted by Provost Harrison
Why don't you just place it in the secondary IDE channel?...people like to cry a lot... - Pekka
...we just argue without evidence, secure in our own superiority. - SnottyComment
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Hmmm, well the problem is that each has control of the IDE channel when it needs it excluding the other device. This could be a significant problem for a CD burner which may require a steady stream of information if interrupted by the hard drive. I would recommend getting a cable for the secondary IDE channel, they aren't particularly expensive...Speaking of Erith:
"It's not twinned with anywhere, but it does have a suicide pact with Dagenham" - Linda SmithComment
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The thing is I've tested it and everything is working fine, I just want to make sure I won't have problems with it later on. Screwing up the in-law's computer would not be a good thingOriginally posted by Provost Harrison
Hmmm, well the problem is that each has control of the IDE channel when it needs it excluding the other device. This could be a significant problem for a CD burner which may require a steady stream of information if interrupted by the hard drive. I would recommend getting a cable for the secondary IDE channel, they aren't particularly expensive...
...people like to cry a lot... - Pekka
...we just argue without evidence, secure in our own superiority. - SnottyComment
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Another IDE cable is hardly 'screwing' my good man
Speaking of Erith:
"It's not twinned with anywhere, but it does have a suicide pact with Dagenham" - Linda SmithComment
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True, but leaving it hooked up incorrectly would beOriginally posted by Provost Harrison
Another IDE cable is hardly 'screwing' my good man
At the moment I am assuming that it won't be a problem seeing as everything is working. Do you know of any reason why this could become a problem later on?...people like to cry a lot... - Pekka
...we just argue without evidence, secure in our own superiority. - SnottyComment
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My worry was with burning a CD if the computer needs to access the hard drive for some reason...Speaking of Erith:
"It's not twinned with anywhere, but it does have a suicide pact with Dagenham" - Linda SmithComment
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Well, it didn't have any trouble burning files from the hard drive...Originally posted by Provost Harrison
My worry was with burning a CD if the computer needs to access the hard drive for some reason......people like to cry a lot... - Pekka
...we just argue without evidence, secure in our own superiority. - SnottyComment
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It can burn, but can it burn error free and consistently and at it's max speeds?
The reason it works sometimes, or even most of the time, is that your HD reads/writes are short enough that you don't run out of buffer on the CD write.When all else fails, blame brown people. | Hire a teen, while they still know it all. | Trump-Palin 2016. "You're fired." "I quit."Comment
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Just get a new cable and set the CD to secondary master, it's less likely to 'screw up' you in-laws computer, at least you'll know they can burn CD's okOriginally posted by Provost Harrison
Hmmm, well the problem is that each has control of the IDE channel when it needs it excluding the other device. This could be a significant problem for a CD burner which may require a steady stream of information if interrupted by the hard drive. I would recommend getting a cable for the secondary IDE channel, they aren't particularly expensive...Comment
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mmm...do you think the buffer underrun/overrun protection in the burning program would be enough to solve that? I'm trying to decide if it's worth getting them to take me back to the computer store for this or not...Originally posted by MichaeltheGreat
It can burn, but can it burn error free and consistently and at it's max speeds?
The reason it works sometimes, or even most of the time, is that your HD reads/writes are short enough that you don't run out of buffer on the CD write....people like to cry a lot... - Pekka
...we just argue without evidence, secure in our own superiority. - SnottyComment
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Most of the time - but if they thrash swapfile for a while, you'd be SOL. Also, you won't get the highest possible recording speeds on your CDs and burner without a fair percentage of errors. Usually, you only discover those in the middle of the CD.
It's worth putting it as the master device on it's own channel.When all else fails, blame brown people. | Hire a teen, while they still know it all. | Trump-Palin 2016. "You're fired." "I quit."Comment
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Ok, I guess I'll have to mess with that damn casing again...dammit!
Thanks for the advice.
...people like to cry a lot... - Pekka
...we just argue without evidence, secure in our own superiority. - SnottyComment
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