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    Optimal drive connection to SATA controllers? (GA-P35-DS4)

    I have a Gigabyte GA-P35-DS4. I have two Seagate SATA hard drives and one SATA DVD burner (Lite-On LH-20A1S). The motherboard has 8 SATA connectors - 6 on the ICH9R and 2 on a Gigabyte SATA controller. I plugged the two disk drives into a pair of the ICH9R ports (0 and 1), and the DVD drive...
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    Suggestions for Mobo with unique requirements

    I'm looking for a motherboard for a machine for use in audio recording. I'm looking for Intel Core2 motherboards with 1066 DDR2 RAM support. I want maximum expansion capability. The primary system requirement is low noise, so no fans on the north or south bridge. It will not be used for...
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    Best "silent" or quiet power supplies

    In the past I have purchased PCP&C Silencer supplies, but they have not really been that quiet. I notices that stock Dell systems are often quieter. I would like to find a high quality PS that is in the range of 400 watts, that is not really expensive. This is for a audio recording studio...
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    Chipset "limitations" would prevent use of DOS utilities?

    I have seen warnings about 965-based motherboards that are not compatible with Win98/ME. I'm not planning on installing those OS versions, but I do have important utility and image backup programs that need to boot to a DOS environment. Does anybody know exactly what the compatibility issue...