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?
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...
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...
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...
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.
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