This may be easy to some but...
How would ya'll place your drives on IDE 1&2 if ya had,,
40gb ata133
80gb ata133
CDRW/DVD ata133
52x CDR ata100
and which would you use for OS and storage

I personal would do it this way.

IDE 1
40 GB OS
80 GB Storage

IDE 2
52x CDR
CDRW/DVD

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Is there not a problem to copy a disk if both cd's are on the same IDE?
I understand the the channel will only run as fast as the slowest ATA controller on it too.

my thought was;
IDE1
40 OS
CDRW/DVD

IDE2
80 store
cdr

I don't think so, I have my PC's at home setup this way and my CDRW is the slave drive on the second IDE as I don't use it for anything but copying. This setup has never hurt any of my copies. But I don't suggest that if your coping to a CD that you do anything else with the computer. Now to be honest I don't do a lot of coping from CD's so if you do I may suggest that you setup as follows:

IDE 1
40GB - OS
52X CD

IDE 2
80 GB - Storage
CDRW

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If builders built buildings the way programmers wrote programs, then the first woodpecker that came along would destroy civilization.

I don't see anything wrong with that setup.

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If builders built buildings the way programmers wrote programs, then the first woodpecker that came along would destroy civilization.

I'll try that first.

I've got pretty much the same setup as pcxgamer. I prefer keeping the slower drives (CDs) on their own channel.

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