dvd rw

wex96

sata dvd rw
i got my hands on a dvd rw but it's a sata and i've only got ide. now should i buy a sata pci card or buy ide driven dvd rw. i got the other free.
(anyone fancy a swap):D:)

Solitaire

Any post containing "i've only got ide" should be serenaded with everyone else laughing and shouting "YOU NEED A NEW PC!!1!"

Seriously, why get a converter when a replacement drive is probably cheaper? :P

wex96

Thanks for that........................... you can stop laughing now :D:D:D:D

Amalgam

wex96, a nice Sony (made by NEC\Optiarc) or LG with lightscribe, PATA, will clock in at about 25-30 euro over-the-counter in Dublin.

Online, about 18-25 euro, excluding delivery.

Solitaire

What mobo do you have anyway?

Or is the problem just an old OEM PSU that lacks SATA power connectors? (because that is fixable. Cheaply.)

wex96

> Mainboard : HP d530 SFF (DC578AV)
> Chipset : Intel i865G
> Processor : Intel Pentium 4 @ 2400 MHz
> Physical Memory : 2048 MB (2 x 1024 DDR-SDRAM )
> Video Card : NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440 (Microsoft Corporation)
> Hard Disk : ST340015A (40 GB)
> Hard Disk : WDC (120 GB)
> External hard ddik : 500 GB
> CD-Rom Drive : SAMSUNG CD-R/RW SW-212B
> DVD-Rom Drive : SAMSUNG DVD-ROM SD-616F
> Monitor Type : Dell Computer DELL E197FP - 19 inches
> Network Card : Realtek Semiconductor RT8139 (A/B/C/810x/813x/C+) Fast Ethernet Adapter
> Operating System : Microsoft Windows XP Professional 5.01.2600 Service Pack 3
> DirectX : Version 9.0c (November 2006)

where do you start with upgrading

StopNotWorking

Looking at that list I suggest you start from the ground up!

Amalgam

StopNotWorking wrote: »

Looking at that list I suggest you start from the ground up!

Why..? If the person is not a gamer and\or the PC suits his or her needs at the moment, there is no need to upgrade.

25 euro on a nice double layer DVD burner with Lightscribe should do the trick, PATA drives are still readily available. LG or Sony(NEC).

wex96

anyone got a match :P:P:P:P:)

wex96

Amalgam wrote: »

Why..? If the person is not a gamer and\or the PC suits his or her needs at the moment, there is no need to upgrade.

25 euro on a nice double layer DVD burner with Lightscribe should do the trick, PATA drives are still readily available. LG or Sony(NEC).

i'm not a gamer and it suits me

Amalgam

Glad to hear it, this post brought to you thanks to a Barton 2500.. but the motherboard supports SATA, so, there's a mix of the old (Barton) and the fairly new (WD Raptor).

lickarse2

Or you can go with the other suggestion and add a SATA PCI card. Not exactly going to break the bank either.