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Old 9th Oct 01, 04:33 PM
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[quote]Originally posted by trminatr:
Would it not be better to have the CD Writer on a master IDE?<hr></blockquote>

"Master" and "Slave" are just names used to distinguish the two devices. There is absolutely no other difference. Just the jumper we use to configure the devices.

A device may work faster if it's left alone in its IDE cable, either as master or slave. It doesn't matter.
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