I wouldn't worry about the optimal configuration. It sounds like it's working fine. It probably wanted to be Master of the IDE Chain. (Master of the House... something something something...)
I suspect there are other factors that will limit the rate at which you burn CDs. So it sounds like you made a good investment with the $20.00 one.
Like unferth said those plates are nothing to worry about. You could take them all out if you wanted. Of course then the top sides will cave in and form a nice point.
Floppy, Hard Disk, and often even CD-ROM power cables are all different. Plus they have little tabs that usually prevent you from hooking them up wrong. The IDE connectors for the communication also usually have centerline guides to keep you from hooking them up wrong. Depends on how cheap the cable is. ;)
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Date: 2003-11-06 09:24 am (UTC)I suspect there are other factors that will limit the rate at which you burn CDs. So it sounds like you made a good investment with the $20.00 one.
Like unferth said those plates are nothing to worry about. You could take them all out if you wanted. Of course then the top sides will cave in and form a nice point.
Floppy, Hard Disk, and often even CD-ROM power cables are all different. Plus they have little tabs that usually prevent you from hooking them up wrong. The IDE connectors for the communication also usually have centerline guides to keep you from hooking them up wrong. Depends on how cheap the cable is. ;)