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glideslope
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Feb 4, 2008, 06:08 PM
 
Is there any relationship between the RAM risers and the HD bays? EX: HD bays 1&2 Riser A, and bays 3&4 riser B? I know it's recommended the boot drive be in bay 1. Would there be any reason to place a second HD in bay 3 and not 2 from a performance perspective?

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Feb 4, 2008, 06:48 PM
 
There is no relationship between the memory and hard drive physical locations.

All of the hard drive bays (and the two extra ports on the logic board) are created equal.
     
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Feb 4, 2008, 07:51 PM
 
Noise and vibration from drives in bays 2 & 3 are a little less noticeable in my experience. But yes the four HDD ports are created equal. The ODD ports are a little odd in that they need a changed GRUB boot loader to work in windows.
     
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Feb 4, 2008, 08:20 PM
 
Thank you.
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Originally Posted by newtech View Post
Noise and vibration from drives in bays 2 & 3 are a little less noticeable in my experience. But yes the four HDD ports are created equal. The ODD ports are a little odd in that they need a changed GRUB boot loader to work in windows.
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