Hi all!
Has anyone heard of Bus Mastering?..Here is the deal. Long before the chipsets from Intel (82371FB, 82371SB, 82371AB, 430FX, 430HX, 430TX, 430VX,440FX, 82371FB, 82371SB, 82371AB)came out, the CDROM had to wait until all info came out from the HD in order to get access to it. But there is a controller called PCI Bus Master that allows the CDROM to be accesed at the same "time" as the HD. Want more info about it?.. here is a link. www.windrivers.com/company/intel/bmide.htm

have fun