Compatible?

saintssuperstar · 30 Aug 2006 at 16:36

Hey guys just checking the stuff i purchased are compatible,am a bit of a noob and dont want to order stuff that is not compatible!

Asrock 939Dual-SATA2 (Socket 939 & Upgradable to AM2) AGP & PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-002-AK)

CP-118-AM AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA3200BPBOX) (CP-118-AM)

HD-111-MD Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 17 160GB 6G160E0 SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-111-MD)

Also do i need to buy cables for the hard drive??? Also whats to difference between SATA and IDE hard drives??? would the mother board also support IDE hard drives?

jonomacg · 30 Aug 2006 at 17:15

Everything looks compatible to me, your hard drive should come with a SATA connecter, also make sure your power supply has a SATA connecter.

saintssuperstar · 30 Aug 2006 at 17:20

its an oem i thought that ment no cables?? would an IDE hard drive work with the mobo?

jonomacg · 30 Aug 2006 at 17:44

Oops it would help if i read it right ....

Anyhow your motherboard has

- 2 x ATA 133/100/66 IDE connectors (supports 4 x IDE devices)

And yes you would need to buy a cable for your hard drive

And lastly, SATA (150Mb/s max theoretical transfer) is not much faster than ATA133(IDE). However, the standard does offer smaller cables, easier physical installation (no jumpers), and some degree of future proofing (should IDE ever be phased out - which won't be happening any time soon).

Tetras · 30 Aug 2006 at 17:52

Motherboard is retail right? Motherboards come with the cables, not the hard drives.

saintssuperstar · 30 Aug 2006 at 18:04

ok thanks for the help guys

t31os · 30 Aug 2006 at 19:14

Purchased one of those boards and dont remember cables coming with, or nto decent ones if it did.

That board doesnt offer much Overclocking potential, just so you know, locked voltage or something to that degree if i remember correctly.

Out of the box though, should be a fine setup...