If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. |
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
serial ATA vs ATA133...can't decide on wich...to much unanswered questions...
Hi...a newbie here at building computers! thanks to read.
I wish to build a new comp in the following months, (don't know exactly when but this fall for shure),to replace the actual one (AMDK6-2 400Mhz) that will be eventually used for other less intensive task...probably to host my personal web space and FTP server. I'm slowly collecting infos about the available hardware on the market, and i'm still having some questions about SATA. Seems a very promising replacement as i saw on some websites, for the actual parallel ATA. I've seen a nice motherboard that includes SATA controller chipset (http://usa.asus.com/products/mb/sock.../overview.htm#) but it's one among many motherboards that offer this feature. By looking at the medium resolution image that ASUS provides, i can't see any EIDE connector(s) on the board... only SATA, and i don't even know how much of SATA drives this board can control. And now for the questions: 1- Since it seems that no cd-rom drives or cd-rw drives use this interface yet, how would i be able to connect them to such board? Do i need to purchase then a separate PCI socket EIDE controller for the cd-rom/cd-rw drives? Or maybe a SATA to ATA adapter.....? 2-Even if i use such separate PCI EIDE controller...i bet that there's a driver i have to install for it to work isn't it? Since i need to install an OS 1st before doing anything else(right?), how i would be able to install Windows from a cd-rom drive controlled by such external controller if it's own driver is not installed yet...? I think at this point you probably have a good laugh (i really don't!) since it seems so obvious to you...if it's the case, then please give me a primer on such infos or a good link that explain what i can't understand yet...would be appreciated, since questions still flow in my mind. TIA -- Alain(alias:Kilowatt) Montréal Québec PS: 1000 excuses for errors or omissions, i'm a "pure" french canadian! :-) Come to visit me at: http://kilowatt.camarades.com (If replying also by e-mail, remove "no spam" from the adress.) |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
Do you mean just under the floppy drive connector and the ATX
power connector? If so...then it's just what i need! There are EIDE connectors on that board - at the bottom straight under the RAM slots |
#3
|
|||
|
|||
Do you mean just under the floppy drive connector and the ATX power connector? If so...then it's just what i need! There are EIDE connectors on that board - at the bottom straight under the RAM slots Yep, that's the one - under the RAM sockets, you've got 1 blue & 2 black sockets & the power connector. The floppy is the one under the power connector and the IDE connectors are the other two (one blue, one black) Steve |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
KVM Switch for Both PS/2 and AT Connectors | Alien Zord | General | 5 | July 9th 03 07:19 PM |