Bond996 Posted August 4, 2005 Share Posted August 4, 2005 Oh, there's a £30 surcharge for shipping to Northern Ireland too I'll keep those parts that are there then.. The table I'll be using has a crap surface so I sort of do need a mousepad, and I'd rather get it now than later. Anybody fancy ratting out which leads I'll need though? For the hard drive and DVD writer, bah. For the CD-Drives. I couldn't find any SATA cables on there however, but I would assume a retail motherboard would include it. The Sonata II should have SATA power leads as well, so you're set there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenMillard Posted August 4, 2005 Share Posted August 4, 2005 (edited) Hmm, your price range is pretty much the same as what I would be looking at if I got my own PC. Thread bookmarked! Personally, I have a pair of Sony DJ-style headphones which give outstandingly well-balanced audio. Big headphones that actually go over your ears normally make the sound too thick and bassy while the ones that go over your ears are too thin and trebly...trebley...trebeley...hmm. Anyway, they serve me well. That is the exact model I have, there's like a billion variations of them. They were a bit pricey when I picked them up from an actual store a couple of years back, but with a bit of hunting they should be pretty good value now. There's a generous amount of lead with them (about 2 metres) and they really are a good bit of kit. Edited August 4, 2005 by Cerbera Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maelstrom Posted August 4, 2005 Share Posted August 4, 2005 hey that link to the mobo was dead... is this the same product? if so you are covered. Miscellaneous Cables Included 1 x floppy cable ¦ 1 x IDE cable ¦ 4 x Serial ATA cable ¦ 2 x Serial ATA power adapter looks good... I grabbed this from another mobo FAQ, hope it helps SATA controller driver Your Motherboard or SATA controller card requires a driver to work properly. If you did not get a Floppy Disk with the SATA driver included with your Motherboard you will have to make one. The SATA drivers can be located on the installation CD that came with your Motherboard or preferably, download the latest SATA controller drivers from the manufacturers site. Once you have located the drivers copy them to a formatted floppy disk. Make sure they are in the root directory i.e. not contained within any folders. BIOS settings When you turn on the PC hit the Delete key when prompted and you will enter the BIOS (Basic Input Output System). Here you set the first boot device to be the CDROM drive, the option is usually found under the Advanced Options section but this depends on your BIOS and you may have to look around for it. Once you have done this save and exit. Installing the SATA controller driver Once you have set the PC to boot from the CD make sure the XP CD is in the CD drive and start the installation as per usual. Within the first minute or so of the installation Windows will prompt you to press F6 to install RAID or SCSI drivers, do this. Windows will continue to install then ask you to locate the driver. now with the floppy disk created earlier in drive A: select the driver and hit Enter. With the SATA drivers installed you can now continue the Windows installation as usual. BIOS settings revisited Once Windows has finished installing you will need to make sure the PC is set to boot from the SATA drive. To do this make the first boot device SATA if the option is available. If not you have two options: HD0 - If there are no IDE HDs present, or SCSI if you do plan on running an IDE HD as a secondary device. system looks great BTW! Good luck with the install. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cran. Posted August 4, 2005 Share Posted August 4, 2005 Looks pretty good, you'll have a fine computer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oconnor69 Posted August 7, 2005 Share Posted August 7, 2005 (edited) If this is the first self build then buy an anti-static wrist strap before you fry your delicate parts! Edited August 31, 2005 by oconnor69 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bond996 Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 If this is the first self build then buy an anti-static wrist strap before you fry your delicate parts! While I fully agree with your suggestion, how is that picture you posted at all relevant to the topic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmSixTeen Posted August 12, 2005 Author Share Posted August 12, 2005 Okay, my Mum would like to buy the parts today, and I want to make 100% sure that what I'm buying is right. I got cheap speakers to do the job, will be getting a mouse mat, will be getting a headset, and then a package for CS:S/HL2 too. Is thereanything else I need? No? I found a PC to rip the floppy out of, by the way. I'm hopefully looking for a quick response, Mumsie's waiting * I do not actually call her Mumsie, and I'm not really spoilt in the slightest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maelstrom Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 Looks good, I was trying to see if the video card included the DVI-VGA adaptor, but the "info" link is broken. Usually they are included in any retail package but it is always nice to be sure... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmSixTeen Posted August 12, 2005 Author Share Posted August 12, 2005 Thanks. I forgot to say before, but what about those cables for the DVD writer? The link Bond gave doesn't work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bond996 Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 Thanks. I forgot to say before, but what about those cables for the DVD writer? The link Bond gave doesn't work You just need basically any IDE or ATA 133 cable with 3 terminators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmSixTeen Posted August 12, 2005 Author Share Posted August 12, 2005 Thanks. I forgot to say before, but what about those cables for the DVD writer? The link Bond gave doesn't work You just need basically any IDE or ATA 133 cable with 3 terminators. Such as this? If so, I'll add it and send the final list to my Mum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maelstrom Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 yep the board has 1 IDE channel for "legacy" devices and a cable for it. I am not sure if the board has the cdrom audio cable (for audio cd playing, connects the L and R outputs to the cd-in on the sound card) included and the CD rom is OEM so it may not come with any audio cables... you may be stuck having to get one but they are cheap. I have not had to use one for a while since I rarely play audio cd's on my pc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bond996 Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 yep the board has 1 IDE channel for "legacy" devices and a cable for it. I am not sure if the board has the cdrom audio cable (for audio cd playing, connects the L and R outputs to the cd-in on the sound card) included and the CD rom is OEM so it may not come with any audio cables... you may be stuck having to get one but they are cheap. I have not had to use one for a while since I rarely play audio cd's on my pc. The audio cable is no longer necessary. I don't have them in my computer, and it plays audio CDs fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmSixTeen Posted August 12, 2005 Author Share Posted August 12, 2005 The audio cable is no longer necessary. I don't have them in my computer, and it plays audio CDs fine. Cheers for telling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmSixTeen Posted August 15, 2005 Author Share Posted August 15, 2005 Parts are ordered Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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