Re: Drive cables

> GD>So the position of the drive with respect to the cable has an effect on th
>   >drive letter?!??!?!?!!?  That sux!  So howz about if I have a Maxtor on th
>   >nearest end & a Conner on the farthest end, then my Conner would be the
>   >master & the Maxtor the slave?!?!?!?!?!!?!  Also, can a Conner & Maxtor ex
>   >together?  A salesperson at a comp store said they can never be mixed...

I was a sales guy once myself.  I figured out what I was talking about some time after I quit.

Yes, you can mix brands.  I have a computer running a Maxtor/Conner mix, and
one with a Maxtor/Seagate mix.

No, position on the cables does not effect HARD DRIVE letters.

No, generally position on the cable does not effect Master/Slave.  JUMPER
SETTINGS on each drive do.  Don't know them?  Find a manual for each, or pick
up a Hard Drives International manual.  (I don't know where to get one, we
just have a few laying around...)

--The Comic