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Date:	Thu, 18 Oct 2007 10:53:55 -0700
From:	J R FOX <jr_fox@pacbell.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Mix 'n Match ? (Don't Do It ??)

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--- Martin Rosenfeld wrote:

> I have two IDE controllers (4 drives total)and 4
> SATA channels on my Tyan MB.

Martin,

Which model is the Tyan ?

> I have two CDs on the first IDE
> controller (because they have to be there to be
> made bootable),

Well that is one thing I've liked about the Shuttle's
two IDE controllers: a CD or HDD can be on either --
interchangeably -- with either being bootable. (Just
one connector per each, though; no Master / Slave
business to deal with.)

> 2 PATA on
> the second controller, and one SATA. I also have a
> PCI SCSI card to run my old CD writer. I can run
> eCS from any CD, PATA or SATA drive.

Sounds like a desirable way to have it.

I think I'm going to give drive trays a go in this
next round, and maybe keep it one HDD per OS "family."
(But I just found a forum post about tray gotchas
with XP that may be of interest to Ray . . . . ) One
consideration in the tower layout this time would then
be the ease of cloning HDDs for backup, via the
plug-in trays.

I agree with you that if / when the system design and
drive letter issues start to induce a headache, it may
be time to simplify the whole thing.

Jordan

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