1. Assume I am building a new computer, how do I connect my new HDD to my computer/motherboard? I have seen some computer with its HDD connecting to their CD/DVD rom, why is that?
2. Is it every motherboards with two PCI-Express slots can support the NIVIDIA SLI function?
3. Which one is better for gaming? NIVIDIA SLI or ATI Crossfire or should I remain only 1 card?
Please advice, thank you very much.
2007-01-17 03:00:58 · 5 answers · asked by Brian S 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
well the ourpose for connecting two devices on one cable is that it free up a pci slot or scsii slot. the only thing you have to do there is decide which drive is the slave & master
my computer has my hardrice connected to dvd drive.
well each motherboard is different, (speeds,clock, etc) but yes i think normally it does support the sli functioin, provididng the chipsets on the board are compatible
as for video card. i use ati anf have had no probl;ems.
2007-01-17 03:08:00 · answer #1 · answered by abortion_is_deadly 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HDD info - you can connect the HDD either by itself or onto the same cable as another HDD or DVD/CD. For copying purposes you are better off having the HDD on the primary and the DVD/CD on the secondary (this, of course, presupposes you are using an IDE and not a SATA HDD), The actual connection is easy - if it is by itself you can set it to CS or Master, if it is attached with another then you need the master/slave configuration. The red stripe on the IDE cable and the red wire on the power connection face each other. The power connection is rounded on one side - you can't easily connect it incorrectly. Most IDE cables also have a cut-out so they also cannot be connected incorrectly. As far as the video cards go - what will work now very well with WinXp may not work so well with Vista. Use your old card for now and, once manufacturers start coming out with updated cards, then buy a new one (with lots of memory) for Vista.
2007-01-17 11:14:06 · answer #2 · answered by smgray99 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For your first question, it isn't recommended to attach the CD/DVD player as a slave driver to the hdd.
Your motherboard will have two EIDE controllers, connect the hard drive to one of them. If you have two physical drives, you can connect one as a slave to the other.
Then, connect your CD/DVD player into the other controller. Again, if you have two of them, you can make one master, and the other slave. Just check the documentation on jumper settings to do this correctly.
I don't know enough to give advice on your other two issues, sorry!
2007-01-17 11:11:12 · answer #3 · answered by powhound 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I suggest you do some research. Info is plentiful on the Internet concerning "build your own pc". Do a Google search and you will find a lot of info.Planning and getting parts prices is very important. Go to manufacturer's websites for the parts you are considering and also look up end user's comments and comparisons.
Here is a start:
http://www.pcmech.com/byopc/index.htm
Good luck.
2007-01-17 11:14:11 · answer #4 · answered by up.tobat 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can connect to ur HDD to motherboard with a data-bus (u can say that a wide wire with no. of wires embedded on it, normally grey in color) . its one end is pludged in pins portion of HDD to bus slot of HDD,.
2007-01-17 11:06:30 · answer #5 · answered by nice_munda_4u 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋