Connecting cd-rom and hd on the same ide slot

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

this may shed some light

"Øystein Sund"wrote:
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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".


*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)
 
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".
Click to expand...

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


-Øystein
 
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