-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Burning question--Lil
- From: GuitarMan <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 23:09:02 -0400
Sammi,
No SATA, eSATA or Firewire support, but it does do USB 2.0, which will
put you at the speeds enjoyed by most of us with external hard drive
connections. There are two front panel and four back panel connections, so
you should be alright for locating an usused one. I will mention that the
ones at the back of the system are hardwired to the mainboard, so they will
be more reliable for connecting an external drive. The cable from the front
ones is more prone to picking up noise as it travels through the case.
As for replacement RAM, the mainboard's chipset can most likely handle
the 4GB that SIW showed, but the rest of the board would also need to
support it before it would work. The 2GB limitation is caused by the number
of memory slots (2) that were installed on this particular mainboard since
each slot can only handle up to 1GB.. Just one more reason why I build my
own systems.
Your board supports DDR-333 & 400Mhz. rated memory. The marketing names
for these two types are PC2700 and PC3200 respectively. I noted that there
is a serious speed limitation created when running a Celeron-based CPU, but
that's not the case here. So, your best bet is to go with a pair of PC3200
sticks. The board does not include support for dual-channel memory, but it
will still be cheaper to get the two as a matched set. It will also allow
them to later be reused in a system that does support dual-channel, if the
opportunity should arise.
According to Newegg's Memory Configurator, the memory found at the
following link will work fine with your system. I took the liberty of
specifying 2GB of PC3200, but that can be manipulated if you wish to look at
something designed to run a little slower. The main differences in prices
you'll see are usually the result of different CAS latency limits of the
different RAM offered. While it's a bit more complicated than this
summation, the lower the CAS number, the faster the RAM. Most power users
will spend the extra for CAS2 without thinking twice, while the majority of
RAM available on retail store shelves is more likely to be CAS3 (and may
cost just as much as the CAS2 if bought there). Pay particular attention to
the number of reviews each item has (next to the egg rating just below the
pictures for each). It will tell you how popular the RAM is for the Newegg
crowd. Finally, the one with the award (G.SKILL @ $75 w/ free shipping) is
the one I would most likely recommend.
http://tinyurl.com/3qs62f
Peace,
Gman
"The only dumb questions are the ones that are never asked"
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sammi" <sammi@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 5:51 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Burning question--Lil
> OK Gman...you got me. LOL. I was fairly sure that it was, but thought I
> should ask and make sure. AND...I see that the 'memory capacity' is 4096,
> does that mean I am wrong about the 2Gb maximum? Or does this refer to
> something else?
>
> Here is what SIW says about the motherboard:
...
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