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    Who builds the SATA controlers on a MB?

    If I get a motherboard, who builds the SATA controllers? Does an Intel or AMD motherboard have Intel or AMD SATA controllers? Is the case the same for both notebook and desktop boards?
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    Swapping SSD into optical drive bay on laptop?

    I'm considering swapping out an optical drive in a laptop for a second SATA drive. Will the SATA controller being used for the optical drive be able to handle the same type of I/O that I would expect from a 7200RPM HDD or an SSD? I know that it is SATA, but I've had issues before when trying...
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    Sideways Mountable DVD/CD Burner?

    Okay. I just looked at my drive, and it does have tabs on it. I never noticed them before, although it doesn't handle mini CDs.
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    Sideways Mountable DVD/CD Burner?

    This is for a desktop. The last time I bought one, most seemed to have a tray to hold the disk. When turned more than 50 degrees, the disk slides off the tray.
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    Sideways Mountable DVD/CD Burner?

    I want an internal CD/DVD burner for $22-$35. It can be IDE or SATA I. There is one caveat, I want like it to be able to operate on it's side. I can't seem to find any drive that fit this criteria. There are slot loading drives, and then there are those in notebooks where the CD pops into...
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    Pre-installing software on comercial Win PC?

    If I sold computers, there is a way to pre-install Windows for the customer, right? I can also preinstall other software as well, right? I'm having trouble imagining how this would be done as I've only installed Windows for myself and I would anticipate having to go through a registration and...
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    Small time computer builder and wholesale prices

    Is it possible for a small time commercial computer builder to obtain parts at wholesale prices? My initial goal would be to only sell 20-100 specialty systems per year, so I can't buy in bulk.