Barry,

Paul did mention it, but using a SCSI disc drive to swap is not a god idea
in your case as a 4GB drive is bound to be slower than a modern SATA drive
( I have SCSI on my server and modern SATA on this desktop: the desktop
thrashes the server in disc IO performance several times over). As Paul
said: keep it simple. I would recommend leaving out the SCSI discs and
controller completely.

Check up on anti static procedures before doing the build

- Tim






"Barry" wrote in message
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I have just brought a P4C800-E Deluxe mobo, reading through the User's guide
and I've got some questions; probably the 1st of many since I have never
built a PC before. Sorry if these questions are rather basic.

The UG lists 3 fan connectors; CPU, PWR & Case. Do these connectors supply
variable power to the fans depending on the case/CPU temperature? Or do
they simply monitor the fan speeds? I've currently got 2 case fans; one at
the front/bottom sucking air in and another top/rear blowing out. Is it
possible to use a 3-pin fan splitter to power/control both case fans
attached to the Case fan connector? Or can I use the PWR connector for the
2nd case fan? (It's not uncommon to have multiple case fans.)

I'm considering buying the Global Win SAF-Sapphire 450 PSU :

http://www.globalwin.com.tw/products.../sapphire.html

The users guide is here :

http://www.globalwin.com.tw/products...SAF_Manu_E.pdf

As with most modern PSU's it has it's own thermal fan control. It can also
control 3 case fans. Would this be a better option to use the PSU fan
connectors rather than the mobo fan connectors? I'd guess that if I do then
I wont be able use MBM or AsusProbe to display the fan speeds.

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I'll be upgrading my current PC and it's the only PC I have. So once I
start I will be unable to use the net to download additional files or ask
questions. I'm going to download the latest BIOS from the Asus website
along with any other updates there. I'll also get the latest video card
drivers, etc. Is there any other files that I will need before I upgrade?

I'll be installing 2 SATA HDD's on the Intel ICH5R (unless it's better to
use the Promise controller), one of which will be my "C_Drive" and the other
will be installed in a mobile rack.

Do I need to:

A) Install the drivers when installing WinXP Pro?
B) Are there updated versions available? If so, where?

My current PC has a 4gb HDD and I'm considering buying a Tekram DC-315U PCI
SCSI card and use the 4gb HDD for the windows swap file, temporary files and
the like. I seem to remember reading some posts that when using SATA you
set the boot drive to SCSI in the BIOS. If so, is this going to cause a
conflict?

I also have a 8gb HDD which I'm going to use to store the updates that I
need during the install. Some time in the future I plan to use this HDD to
dual boot with Win98 for some old games my son likes to play (I already know
they wont work under WinXP.)

Any other advice/recommendations gratefully received.

TIA for your help
Barry...