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    Which board for an IDE drive user?

    When during the installation would I need to install the relevant drivers from floppy or USB? I'd have to load them before starting to load XP (or my CD drive won't be found), and I don't know how to do that. What should I do?
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    Which board for an IDE drive user?

    Yes they do, but 965 chipsets don't have native IDE ports - they require a third-party IDE driver to be loaded before IDE drives work... ...and if I'm trying to load the drivers from an IDE drive... you see the problem?
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    Which board for an IDE drive user?

    I've been getting the impression that trying to load IDE drivers when building a C2D system around 965 chipsets can be problematic due to their lack of native IDE support. I'd like to upgrade to a 965-based board, but not if I have to buy new HDD and CDR/DVD drives. I don't own any SATA...
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    *** Official ASUS P5B / P5B Deluxe Thread ***

    Hi, newb question. I've got a PC which is about 4 years old, and I want to upgrade to this board. I only have a IDE c: drive and an IDE CD writer. Will I be able to install this board without a SATA drive? I've got the impression that only SATA drives are supported until you can get all...
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    CPU chart including older models?

    Perfect, thanks! I couldn't find the older charts :-)
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    CPU chart including older models?

    Smoke being..... 2x faster at mp3 encoding, for example? 3x? 10x?
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    CPU chart including older models?

    I've had a look at some of the CPU charts, and they don't go far back as my Athlon XP 2500. So I'm not sure how the Athlon XP 2500 would compare with current CPU models. Does anyone know of a CPU comparison site where mine would still be included? Thanks.