Guys need help with HDs and Cdroms setup

[pr-man 1]

ok guys I need help because the way I have it setup now is not running well at all and is causing cd burning problems.

 

ok I have a Epox 8K7A mobo. 1 cd-rw drive, 1 dvd-rom drive, 1 80 gig primary HD and one 45 gig storage HD and 1 promise Ultra100tx2 controller card

 

 

Ihave the 80HD on mobo IDE1 as master

I have CD-rw on mobo IDE2 as master

I have 45 gig on promise card IDE1 as master

I have dvd-rom on promise card IDE2

 

Any ideas for a better setup? Thx

[sapiens74 0]

Try puting the CDRW on the promise card

[Newumbrella 0]

Hey, u know IDE controller card (highpoint, promise,....) don't really support ATAPI devices so my recommanded setup was to connect all cdroms to mb IDE controllers.

 

Here's the recommended setup:

mb IDE1: DVD-ROM

mb IDE2: CD-RW

promise IDE1:80GB

promise IDE2:45GB

 

Remember to set all device as master~~

And as always update to the latest BIOS and chipset driver~~

Also remember to get the most recent version of whatever cd burning program u're using~~

[adamvjackson 0]

Quote:

Hey, u know IDE controller card (highpoint, promise,....) don't really support ATAPI devices so my recommanded setup was to connect all cdroms to mb IDE controllers.

Here's the recommended setup:
mb IDE1: DVD-ROM
mb IDE2: CD-RW
promise IDE1:80GB
promise IDE2:45GB

Remember to set all device as master~~
And as always update to the latest BIOS and chipset driver~~
Also remember to get the most recent version of whatever cd burning program u're using~~

I'd just like to add that I agree 100% with that... Only possible change would be to have the CD-RW as IDE1 and the DVD-ROM as IDE2, but that's just a matter of preferance. Newumbrella is absolutely correct that not all PCI add-in cards fully support ATAPI.
- Adam