hardware questions

I want to buy parts and make my own computer. I have 3 questions a) can
anyone tell me how to find out what hardware conflicts with other hardware
and why, b) is there anything I have to know other than jumper setting and
the basics? c) is there a website or some other media that may be able to
help me?

On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 23:56:47 GMT, Knowing that it was a Hollywood
invention that lemmings jump off cliffs "Girgath"
wrote :

I want to buy parts and make my own computer. I have 3 questions a) can
anyone tell me how to find out what hardware conflicts with other hardware
and why, b) is there anything I have to know other than jumper setting and
the basics? c) is there a website or some other media that may be able to
help me?



Use this UK site to pick what you want,
http://www.cclcomputers.biz/acatalog...e_Systems.html
Then source it in the USA.Their choices of hardware are second to
none.
I've built over 30 systems using their choice of hardware and not one
single problem or return.
My 0.2



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Thanks, I'll have a look... but being in canada may make the shipping
charges rather high...

On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 02:14:26 GMT, My brain dual boots Concious and
Subconcious but I never had a choice but then "Girgath"
wrote :

Thanks, I'll have a look... but being in canada may make the shipping
charges rather high...

Just source the same gear in your country



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"Girgath" wrote in message
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I want to buy parts and make my own computer. I have 3 questions a) can
anyone tell me how to find out what hardware conflicts with other hardware
and why, b) is there anything I have to know other than jumper setting and
the basics? c) is there a website or some other media that may be able to
help me?

Just post your best guess and we'll help you out.

Lane

My question was how do you know which hardware conflicts,, not can you tell
me if I have 2 that I want to pick... there must be some way of knowing?

"Girgath" Ran in the back door and shouted
news:TXzyb.537943$9l5.204170@pd7tw2no:

My question was how do you know which hardware conflicts,, not can you
tell me if I have 2 that I want to pick... there must be some way of
knowing?



In windows, you can look at the hardware manager, of get a 3rd party
program like aida32.

--
MrToad

In windows, you can look at the hardware manager, of get a 3rd party
program like aida32.

--
MrToad


what is aida32??? and I cannot look in the hardware manager prior to buying
the components... my main question I guess is are there certain motherboards
that won't work with certain cd-rom's (as an example) and is there a way to
find out what parts work with which other parts?

"Girgath" wrote in message
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In windows, you can look at the hardware manager, of get a 3rd party
program like aida32.

--
MrToad


what is aida32??? and I cannot look in the hardware manager prior to
buying
the components... my main question I guess is are there certain
motherboards
that won't work with certain cd-rom's (as an example) and is there a way
to
find out what parts work with which other parts?

The answer is very complex, it would help us if we knew what type of
hardware your referring to. Most hardware works with other hardware nowadays
but there are a few exceptions. I doubt you will run into any conflicts
using common hardware found at most web stores.

Lane

Big reccomendation for newbies... In order to minimize the chances of
resource conflicts pick a motherboard with most of your required features
integrated; for example LAN, graphics, USB, audio,etc... Another
reccomendation is to use an Intel CPU with an Intel chipset based
motherboard (865G or 845G); Intel has very solid drivers for their chipsets
and run very rigorous Windows and hardware compatibility tests.

Regards,
Francis

"Girgath" wrote in message
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I want to buy parts and make my own computer. I have 3 questions a) can
anyone tell me how to find out what hardware conflicts with other hardware
and why, b) is there anything I have to know other than jumper setting and
the basics? c) is there a website or some other media that may be able to
help me?