Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2002 18:11:27 -0500 From: Steve Wingate <s.wingate@cox.net> To: Steve Warwick <ukla@attbi.com>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: 2 drives + 2 IDE channels = better? Message-ID: <20021029231124.MOQD14888.fed1mtao01.cox.net@smtp.west.cox.net>
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> Is is better to run a 2nd drive on another IDE channel or on the same bus? > Eg. IDE channel 1 = ad0 (main OS), IDE channel 2 = ad1 (other data - maybe > MySQL and websites?) > For performance reasons a seperate channel is better. If you're anal about cable neatness, air flow and all that weird stuff a single cable does have some benefit for some people. I prefer the two channel method whether it's two hard drives or a disk and cd-rom, since an IDE disk can only do one thing at a time. Work like you don't need the money Dance like nobody's watching Love like you've never been hurt To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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