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January 9th, 2004 13:00

Cable attached to IDE 2

How can I tell if the cables attached to IDE2 can handle DMA transfer of 5. IDE 2 currently connected to NEC CD Rom and Sony CD-RW drive. They look the same as the ones attached to IDE 1. Is there something that identifies them??

Thank in advance

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January 9th, 2004 17:00

The device attached to the ide channel/cable determines the dma transfer speed..Cdroms and other optical devices usually will not peform at dma 5..Most newer hard drives should..

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January 9th, 2004 19:00

Perhaps I should have been more specific. If I attach a hard drive to this IDE2 can I change the DMA transfer mode in system setup to facilitate the transfer of drive C to the hard drive attached to IDE2. Can the cable handle this transfer speed?

Thanks again

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January 9th, 2004 20:00

Yes, if the HD supports the faster rate..
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