Connecting IDE devices

[sabashuali]

Hi all

I am about to get rid of an old DVD-ROM drive and leave myself with just one DVD-/+RW and an old Quantum 15GB IDE drive.
What will be the best thing to do? Connect them both to the same IDE channel, thus saving myself one IDE cable and getting less clutter?
Or shall I put each on a seperate channel to increase spead?

Thanks!

 

[Anti-Trend]

Hi all

I am about to get rid of an old DVD-ROM drive and leave myself with just one DVD-/+RW and an old Quantum 15GB IDE drive.
What will be the best thing to do? Connect them both to the same IDE channel, thus saving myself one IDE cable and getting less clutter?
Or shall I put each on a seperate channel to increase spead?

Thanks!

Have them both on their own channels, place each at the end of the IDE cable and set the jumpers on each to "Master".