> Running two IDE drives, each on their own IDE channel, is not likely 
 > to be any slower than running a single IDE drive.  However, all of 
 > the usual disadvantages of IDE with regard to CPU loading and 
 > overall speed will still apply.  With each IDE drive on its own 
 > channel, there will be a significant speed penalty relative to 
 > running two SCSI drives, even if they are on the same SCSI bus.
Mike:
How do you manage to get ide drives onto different DMA channels?  I can 
imagine running a primary and a secondary IDE controller might do it... but 
on the same host card?
                                        Tom
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