Im considering assembling a new pc based on socket 775 running under XP Home - SP1. My questions may be naïve but some areas are gray for me.
Are there any boot problems with SATA disks or must you have at least an IDE disk to boot properly from C:? In your experience, are there better brands than others to avoid boot problems (I usually go for Western Digitals)?
How do you connect your DVD/CD readers to the MB if you only have one IDE channel available, all others being SATA?
Does PCI Express buy you anything if youre an average user who is not a game addict or is this a new gimmick just to render old PCI cards incompatible?
Any comments would be greatly appreciated
Are there any boot problems with SATA disks or must you have at least an IDE disk to boot properly from C:? In your experience, are there better brands than others to avoid boot problems (I usually go for Western Digitals)?
How do you connect your DVD/CD readers to the MB if you only have one IDE channel available, all others being SATA?
Does PCI Express buy you anything if youre an average user who is not a game addict or is this a new gimmick just to render old PCI cards incompatible?
Any comments would be greatly appreciated