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Re: Large Storage
Quoting Phil Harris (phil@xxxxxxx):
> if you are using PCI based IDE controllers then
> you will often find that the upper (or furthest away) drive bays are
only
> just in reach of the 90cm IDE cables but you can't use the
"slave" IDE
> connector because of the stupid layout of the cables
I believe it's not recommended to use the slave when you're using
IDE for RAID anyway, as the drives don't work completely independently.
There are (so I'm told) failure modes for the master that will also break
the slave. Which isn't great if you're running RAID5, say.
James
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