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From:Steven Holmes
Date:23 Jun 2001 at 14:17:07
Subject:Re: Zip drives

Hi Sam,

--- In amigactive@y..., Sam Thomas <stomml@s...> wrote:

> Ouch! Ouch! ouch! Get the Zip100 out of there m8, especially if you have a
> CDRW in the machine! The Zip is a nice drive (as far as storage goes) but
> gawd! its SLLLOOOWWWWWWWW!!!
>
> You have obviously noticed that since you have the IDEZIp100 on the Primary
> Channel it is slowing the Hard disk down to PIO0 also - at the moment you
> are running your Hard disk at about the same speed as it was on the
> original Motherboard IDE interface! :-O

Which would exlain why my Plextor 16/10/40 CDRW is faster at *writing* than my HD @ PIO0 can keep up with! :-D

> Personally, if you REALLY need the Zip drive put it as a slave to the CDRW
> on channel two. If possible, just get rid of the thing totally - you can
> write to the CD's reasonably easily (just depends if you have a CDRW drive
> where you are wanting to use or add information I guess.

I'd love the 250 if it supports faster modes.

My setup is as follows:

4.3Gb IDE HD master channel 1 (obv!)
IDE Zip 100 slave channel 1
Plextor 16/10/40 CDRW master channel 2
LG 52x CD ROM slave channel 2

Both the CD drives support PIO4 and are running rings around the HD ATM!

What do you suggest? I want to keep a Zip drive, although that now obviously means moving on to the 250 if it supports faster modes.

Regards,

Steven Holmes

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