On Sun, Sep 5, 2010 at 1:39 PM, mike wilson <m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com> wrote: > David J Brooks wrote: > >> Also have programs on the HD that i will not be able to put on a new >> computer, so i intend to have the pld HD mapped over to the new one, >> and possibly use the older one as a slave drive, if thats a current >> computer term anymore. >> Is it necessary to map everything over, or can i ask them to just map >> over certain portions. Is it an all or nothing deal?? >> >> Just want to go to him, or the store, armed with info so i don't look >> like the dolt i am. > > Given the dates you are mentioning, your old drive may be an IDE interface - > newer ones are SATA. Not a problem; you just need to choose a motherboard > that carries both interfaces.
Almost all motherboards still have 1 PATA interface intended for DVD-RW drives. > > Given that physically consructing a PC is about as complex as a fairly > simple Meccano project, I would be tempted to save the money and build one > myself, using the old case. You should be able to do it for at least $100 > less than you have mentioned. Takes some time to do the OS and driver > install but should not take more than a week of spare time overall. You > learn quite a lot during the process, too. > I've priced this and you can almost always get a pre-built system cheaper than a home-built system. It's been about a decade since building your own was a good economic choice. The biggest reason to build your own system is to get a specific parts selection, but you'll pay at least 10% more that way. Used to build all my own stuff, now I buy relatively barebones-spec HP's and upgrade RAM/HDD/Video and sometimes CPU, saves me a fair bit over any other option. -Adam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
