On Tuesday 17 December 2002 10:18 pm, Joseph Braddock wrote: > > No, I don't think so. It is a brand new motherboard. however... it DID > > come with a special ide controller card. Seems that WD drives are junk > > based on another thread. :( > > Do you know the make of the special IDE controller card? Also, besides the > card is there an on-board IDE? If you are using the card, is the on-board > IDE disabled? Finally, if you are using the card, what happens if you > remove it and use the on-board ide (or vice versa if you are using the > on-board)?
When I got all my new hardware and started building the system, I do remember having problems with the western digital drives the first day or two. I had used the first ide cables I had laying around and they were the old type. I had to use the newer UDMA type that I got with the hardware. From what I understand each signal line has its own ground line, maybe the western digitals have crappy electronics that are bad abt crosstalk. This system was built for over clocking and has plenty of fans and air flow, the power supply has plenty of power. I know some of the geforce 4 cards have had problems when the power supplies were not sufficient. Jack
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