Grandpa Posted July 27, 2006 Share Posted July 27, 2006 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rx330driver Posted July 27, 2006 Share Posted July 27, 2006 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amf1932 Posted July 27, 2006 Share Posted July 27, 2006 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. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandpa Posted July 27, 2006 Author Share Posted July 27, 2006 but i want something internal and Im not sure how to connect a DVD without an IDE port lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denslexusgx470 Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 If you have a Compusa in your area, usually they're great when it comes to info about how to install computer components. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
93LSOwner Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 You can use IDE to SATA adapters something like these: http://www.cooldrives.com/sata-to-ide.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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