SATA II HDD - Does IDE Channel Master/Slave matter?

[Backdraft]

Hi,

Basically all my HDD are SATA II, with one DVD-ROM drive on IDE. In BIOS, does it matter what IDE Channels or Master/Slave they are set to, or as long as the BIOS/OS Device Manager can detect it then everything is OK?

Thanks

 

[Lomai]

Hi

Welcome to Seven Forums.
Although it may appear dated, have a look at this article - How To Install and Troubleshoot Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Drives
Also have a look at this tutorial (credits to Seagate)

Hope this answers your query in some way

Take care and regards

 

[alphanumeric]

It shouldn't matter. If you don't use CS (cable select) and jumper it as master or slave just make sure you plug it into the correct connector on the IDE cable.

I jumpered mine to CS and plugged it into the master end of the IDE cable. Its mounted in top most bay of my case. I did it this way so if I ever decide to add a second optical drive it will be as easy as possible.