When buying a motherboard, check the hard drive and RAM compatibility of the computer for optimal use. Buy a motherboard with tips from a computer specialist in this free video on computers.
Expert: James MacGregor
Contact: www.interconnection.org
Bio: James MacGregor is the training coordinator at InterConnection based out of Seattle, WA. He has been in the computer industry for six years.
Filmmaker: Ross Safronoff
It is absolutly pointless to buy a IDE hard drive. Any new builds should be SATA. The price points are a moot point. You should have also pointed out the memory issue. When you go for memory no matter how much memory the board can support 32 bit windows can only support up to 4 gig with in most system only 3 or slightly more being actually usable. If you want more then 4 gig of ram or all 4 gig of ram usable you need a 64 bit processor AND a 64 Bit Operating system.
Dargonic 2 years ago 4