Nub needs help.

[lodmdma]

Yesterday i ordered the parts for my new computer.

amd 3200+ 939
biostar Tforce6100-939
CORSAIR XMS 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit System Memory - Retail
Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 ST3250823AS 250GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM
lite-on dvdR drive
forton 450 w power supply
evga 7800gt
aspire q-pack

I was wonder....do i need to buy a floppy drive to install my sata drive?
or will my motherboard recognize the drive and make my life simpler?
your knowledge will be a great help to me...plz help

 

[BudAshes]

The motherboard should recognize it.

 

[theMan]

the mobo will recognise it, its windows that doesnt. do you have a copy of windows xp with SP2 or without sp2? if you have sp2 it will be fine, if not, you need a floppy, or there are some other ways to do it, someone else can fill me in, i forgot.

 

[l Xes l]

u dont need floppy for sata drive..

 

[lodmdma]

ok...i read someone who bought same mobo and he said he needed to use a floppy
thx for ur help

 

[lodmdma]

is it easy to oc my processor to 2.2???
i read the link about overclocking, cant understand it.
im a serious nub

 

[CalamitySymphony]

I would seriously reconsider that Motherboard and Hardrive. You should not have gotten expensive RAM and stuff cheap "essential parts".

But you don't need a floppy unless you need to load some sort of RAID or SCSI drivers.

Whether or not that processor will overclock will depend on your motherboard's overclocking features. If your sure it has good ones, then yes, that chip is guaranteed to go atleast to 2.4.