Dream Machine ( Build your own PC ) Message Board

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Pastimes : Dream Machine ( Build your own PC )

Public Reply Prvt Reply Mark as Last Read File

Previous 10 Next 10 Previous Next

To: CatLady who wrote (4493)	12/29/1998 9:10:00 PM
From: Zeuspaul	Read Replies (1) of 14778

If he can choose to boot from C or D via Bios settings, does it really matter which drive is set to be slave or which is master? I originally suggested leaving the system "as is" and was over ruled. System priorities and defaults will probably make a difference. Some operations will treat the Primary Master as the "C" drive even if it is set as "D" in the bios for booting purposes. For example if you try to install Win98 to the slave drive designated as the boot drive in the bios it will ignore you and install to the Primary Master. The best answer IMO is to go with the flow/defaults. Clarence's system is an NT system so NT is best on the Primary Master. I'm assuming that when he's running NT most read/writes will be to the NT drive and similarly when running W98 read/writes will be to that drive mostly. I think you are correct that if the read/writes are to the same drive there is no performance issue. Clarence's machine is using the Win98 drive as a utility drive. He does not intend on using Win98 as a stand alone operating system. The intent is to boot to the utility drive as a tool to keep the NT drive "working". The Win98/utility/KOT(keep on truck'n) drive will be used to flash bios(you need to boot DOS to flash bios..something NT can not do) and restore NT drive images in the event of an NT failure. Welcome to the thread... Zeuspaul BTW..nice handle

Report TOU Violation

Share This Post

Public Reply Prvt Reply Mark as Last Read File

Previous 10 Next 10 Previous Next