[CS-FSLUG] New computer

[Fred A. Miller]

On Wednesday 06 July 2005 11:46 pm, Jerry VanBrimmer wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 06, 2005 at 08:14:01PM +0300, Nigel Ridley wrote:
> > I'm having a bit of a dilemma about which direction to take: the new
> > generation- pci express, sata or stay with the old cheaper stuff.
>
> I don't know that I'd go with a total SATA board just yet. In the July
> issue of MAXIMUMPC, there's an article about problems with SATA and
> optical drives. I tried to find the article on their web site, but they
> didn't post this particular article. It seems that not all SATA opticle
> drives work with all SATA boards. The article says to check with your
> opticle drives manufacturer to make sure it will work on the board
> you're planning to connect it to. The issue has to do with the chipset
> and BIOS on the boards, not necessarily with the drives. So, if you
> want an all SATA board, this might be something you want to check out
> first.

'Good caution, and most NEW model Tyan, G-bit or MIS MOB with SATA are also 
IDE.

Fred 

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