[98017] in RedHat Linux List
IDE ZIP drives
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Michael George)
Fri Nov 6 08:50:51 1998
From: Michael George <george@mintcity.com>
To: redhat-list@redhat.com, redhat-install-list@redhat.com
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1998 08:49:05 -0500 (EST)
Reply-To: george@mintcity.com
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I'm looking at a new computer system and it seems that many of the Linux
hardware vendors have an option for an internal Zip drive. I would guess this
is an IDE or ATAPI drive and I can only presume that there are drivers for it
(seems quite obvious). Am I correct on both counts?
I've also heard that when two devices are connected to the same IDE
controller, both devices will operate at the same speed. Since I would guess
that the Zip drive has slower transfer rates than a HDD and probably slower
than a 32x CD-ROM drive, will putting an internal Zip drive into the system
then hinder the performance of at least one of the other IDE devices?
I guess one could put the CD-ROM drive and the HDD on the same controller, but
that would be the same problem.
I'm not much into the nutz and boltz of PC-architecture, so pardon my
ignorance.
Thanks for any and all help.
-Michael
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