Mitch Posted June 1, 2001 Share Posted June 1, 2001 So I just bought an internal zip drive and plan on installing it as a slave on IDE 1 to my master hard drive on IDE 1. My hard drive is running ultra ata/66 right now. MY question is, will installing the zip drive on the same IDE interface limit my hard drive's speed capabilities? I have read that if you were to install a hard drive running ultra ata/33 onto the same ide interface as a hard drive running ata/66, then both hard drives would be limited to ata/33....only as fast as the slowest component. Will this same effect happen in my setup? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tikiman7 Posted June 11, 2001 Share Posted June 11, 2001 I believe you would be correct, the zip drive would determine the speed of any devices connected on the same IDE channel. Check your motherboard manual to be sure. I have found zips to be quirky and sometimes need their own channel if possible to avoid installation problems. ------------------ SF-1/SC-1/SS-1/KSW 10 Technics SA-DA8 Technics DVD-A10 (DVD Audio) Sony SLV-700HF Sony KV27TS27 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch Posted June 11, 2001 Author Share Posted June 11, 2001 Well, I have an idea. Maybe if i was to run my hard drive off of an ultra ata/66 controller card I have, while running the zip drive off of IDE 1 on my motherboard's channel. Maybe that would provide sufficient separation of devices to allow my hard drive to run at ata/66, while my zip does whatever the heck it needs to do on a separate channel. Hopefully this will work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTYoung Posted June 11, 2001 Share Posted June 11, 2001 If you have an IDE 2 slot why not plug it in there? That would slave it to your CD-ROM if that is where it's hooked up. I have a 4 year old external zip that I rarely use now that I have a CD-RW. ------------------ Yamaha HTR-5150 SF-1 SC-1 SS-1 KSW-150 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch Posted June 11, 2001 Author Share Posted June 11, 2001 Yeah, the thing is, I have a dvd player master IDE 2, and a burner slave IDE 2. Only other way I could think of getting more interfaces is with a controller card, or buying a new mobo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin_tx_16 Posted May 12, 2002 Share Posted May 12, 2002 wow, this was a long time ago! ------------------ -justin SoundWise Support A technical help site created by me and my fellow Klipschers I am an amateur, if it is professional; ProMedia help you want email Amy or call her @ 1-888-554-5665 or for an RA# 800-554-7724 ext 5 Klipsch Home Audio help you want, email support@klipsch.com or call @ 1-800-KLIPSCH RA# Fax Number=317-860-9140 / Parts Department Fax Number=317-860-9150s> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco_Stu Posted May 13, 2002 Share Posted May 13, 2002 And you brought it back? ------------------ Dual PIII 733 mhz, 128 RDRAM, Elsa GeFORCE 2 Ultra, 40 GHD, 12x CDRW, DVD, Philips AE, Klipsch 4.1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco_Stu Posted May 13, 2002 Share Posted May 13, 2002 Wow that's big... ------------------ Dual PIII 733 mhz, 128 RDRAM, Elsa GeFORCE 2 Ultra, 40 GHD, 12x CDRW, DVD, Philips AE, Klipsch 4.1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch Posted May 20, 2002 Author Share Posted May 20, 2002 Hehe, I just got an email "someone has replied to your topic" This was ages ago! Oh well, in conclusion, it turns out that the controller card I had did not like my motherboard one bit, so I just said screw it. I never use the zip anyways because my burner can do the job much better. I would also like to add that I am STILL using the same set of v2-400 speakers I bought back in '99, and they still ROCK! Screw diamonds...a speaker means forever. Take it easy guys. -Mitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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