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The latest version of Intel app. acc. claims that different transfer modes are available for both devices on an ide channel. Does this mean that an UDMA-2 cd or dvd writer (as shown in IAA tool) set as slave doesn't slow down the master UDMA-5 (as shown) hd?

I would like to have dvd burner without removing my great plextor cd burner, so I should put it as slave on the 2nd ide channel, where my audio hd is master...of course it would not work when making audio, but.......who knows better?

Thanks

the only reliable thing i heard on this issue so far is that when 2 devices share an IDE cable, the slowest one "wins".

of course i would be extremely happy to be proven wrong!