Optimal IDE set-up: 2HD, DVD-RW and DVD-ROM

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  1. Timbot421

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    Hello All,

    I found a really good article through the forums about maximizing IDE arrangements, but I have run into an inconsistency when altering a Dell that I want to sort out.

    I am installing my DVR 109 and removing my CD-RW. I will also be adding a second HDD in the next week once a bracket arrives. My proposed configuration is:

    Primary IDE:

    Master = 40GB HDD (currently installed)
    Slave = 80GB HDD

    Secondary IDE:

    Master = DVD-RW
    Slave = DVD-ROM

    I will not be burning on-the-fly. My confusions arises over whether I should switch to "Cable Select" once I install 80 wire cables. I have seen articles encouraging the master-slave arrangement but I have read on this forum that Dell products need to be configured in "Cable Select." Which is the better arrangement?

    Thanks for you help.

    Timbot
     
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