New Computer

[Grandpa]

Hey guys, I'm thinking about building a new computer; however, some of these new motherboards are interesting. Take a look at this board. It has plenty of SATA drives for a HD, but it doesn't have an IDE port for a DVD-RW drive and I'm not sure how I would connect a DVD-RW drive

[Rx330driver]

pretty colorful for a motherboard you wont be able to see...unless your buying a clear case. You could buy an external dvd-rw drive cant you? and connect it through USB. If there isnt such a thing then i must be thinking about floppy disks lol. I would just buy something else and have it look neater

[amf1932]

pretty colorful for a motherboard you wont be able to see...unless your buying a clear case. You could buy an external dvd-rw drive cant you? and connect it through USB. If there isnt such a thing then i must be thinking about floppy disks lol. I would just buy something else and have it look neater

Sure they make external DVD-RW's........they're advertised all over the place. :)

[Grandpa]

but i want something internal and Im not sure how to connect a DVD without an IDE port lol

[denslexusgx470]

If you have a Compusa in your area, usually they're great when it comes to info about how to install computer components. ;)

[93LSOwner]

You can use IDE to SATA adapters something like these:

http://www.cooldrives.com/sata-to-ide.html