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aro4e

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New Hdd Question
« on: January 26, 2004, 12:58:00 PM »
I am planning on buying a new WD 250 gig hdd.  Should I buy one that includes an ata controller card?   do you need a controller card for it to run properly using x2 4980.67 bios?  also does anyone have a good reliable tutorial that will show how to install it.  thanks in advance
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KiLaHuRtZ

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New Hdd Question
« Reply #1 on: January 27, 2004, 12:00:00 AM »
an ata controller is the interface used to connect the ide cable to the motherboard.  for example the xbox has one ata controller, most mobos have 2 ata controllers and in some cases the have four (ata/raid).  so a controller card is just a pci card to add more ata controllers to a pc to allow you to have more devices. simple put ~ you don't need one for an xbox.
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