HP d260 Business Desktop d260 Series, Service Reference Guide, First Edition - Page 27
Device Classes, 3.2 Attach Sequence Rules by Class Priority
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Ultra ATA Drive Guidelines and Features 4.3.1 Device Classes In order to determine the best drive attach sequence, ATA/ATAPI drives are segregated into four different classes based upon the bandwidth demands they place on an ATA controller. The most demanding devices are in Class 1 and the least demanding are in Class 4. Class 1 Hard Drives ATA-100 ATA-66 ATA-33 Class 2 High Speed Optical Drives DVD DVD-CD R/W Class 3 Optical Storage Drives R/W CD-ROM CD-ROM Class 4 Magnetic Storage Drives LS-120 Tape Zip General Attach Guidelines ■ The lower the device class number, the faster the device and the more bandwidth required. ■ Drives installed in the Device 0 positions on both the primary and secondary controllers receive the greatest possible bandwidth. ■ The bootable ATA hard drive should always be installed on the primary controller in the Device 0 position. 4.3.2 Attach Sequence Rules by Class Priority Drives should be attached in the sequence shown for optimum performance starting at position 1. 4 1 3 2 Primary Controller* 4 1 Secondary Controller 3 2 Device 1 Device 0 *If there are three or more devices, two or more of which are hard drives, two hard drives should be attached to the primary controller first before following the General Attach Sequence Rule. Service Reference Guide, d260 377977-AA1 4-3