Recent content by snoutmeat

Yep, I know that the IDE channels on the mobo are typically a lot faster than those on an add-on card. I should have been clearer: --Both channels on my motherboard already have 2 devices on them (2 hard drives, CDRW, DVD-RW). --I needed to upgrade the drive on my ReplayTV standalone digital...

Unbelievable! I just tried connecting the 160 GB drive directly to the motherboard, and voila! It sees 160 GB no problem. It looks like Western Digital is shipping its drives with free bonus cards that don't show the full drive capacity. All's well that ends well; the drive is formatted and...

But shouldn't the card that came with the drive show the drive's full capacity?

I'm trying to use my system to upgrade my replaytv to a 160 GB drive. To use the software, I install both the existing ReplayTV hard drive and the new blank drive into my machine. The software (PatchRTV) detects both, copies the info from the small drive to the new big drive. Problem: my system...

I'm putting together a system: K7S5A board, Athlon XP 1600+, Antec case, Enermax PS.... I've just tried hooking up my motherboard for the first time -- I ignored the suggestions of the "start it for the first time on a piece of cardboard" folks. Installed motherboard in case, hooked stuff up...