Doug
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Im starting the build on my new computer and I have a few questions.
Firstly....
I have a SATAII hard drive, do I just connect it up with the SATA cable and power as supplied or do I have to use IDE first so I can install an operating system on it?
There will be MANY questions comming so please keep any eye on the thread 
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John
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Plug everything in, stick the windows disc in, away you go.
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_Allan_
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Originally posted by John
Plug everything in, stick the windows disc in, away you go.
I expect this will not answer his many more questions to come  .
It might take you a few hours to put together. If like me you were anal about cable routing and neatness and went crazy with zip ties and cable mounts
[Edited on 18-06-2008 by _Allan_]
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Reedy
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quote:
Originally posted by Doug
Im starting the build on my new computer and I have a few questions.
Firstly....
I have a SATAII hard drive, do I just connect it up with the SATA cable and power as supplied or do I have to use IDE first so I can install an operating system on it?
There will be MANY questions comming so please keep any eye on the thread
the motherboard is quite new and so you will be fine using a sata drive direct to install xp
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Doug
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Im having trouble mounting the DVD drive, there dosnt seem to be any cage supplied for it and the screws that they supply dont look as though they will do any good. I suppose the DVD drive can be a semi external as a temp measure to get it up and running
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drunkenfool
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Im gonna be building a proper HTPC for my mum's home cinema setup when I get back to Hereford, should be fun How u gettin along with ur new machine Douggy?
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andy1868
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the DVD drive screws are normally smaller than normal case screws if that helps
take a picture of your case, so we can see whether or not it has a cage etc
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Reedy
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quote:
Originally posted by Doug
Im having trouble mounting the DVD drive, there dosnt seem to be any cage supplied for it and the screws that they supply dont look as though they will do any good. I suppose the DVD drive can be a semi external as a temp measure to get it up and running
i think you are supposed to use the plastic brackets on the drive and then they just slide in
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Doug
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All sorted.
First power up is succesfull. Do I want to run the bios set up first or run the Vista set up first?!
Help asap please
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Reedy
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Originally posted by Doug
All sorted.
First power up is succesfull. Do I want to run the bios set up first or run the Vista set up first?!
Help asap please
just check the bios and make sure its all setup ok
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Doug
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Right all up and running fine.
But I cant get any sound out of it 
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Cosmo
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You installed the drivers for the sound?
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Doug
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Yeah I made sure of that. When I plug the jack in it asks me what I have plugged in so I say speakers and it says that its set up fine.
I think its something to do with whats plug in to what internally. But I dont know where to start
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Reedy
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Originally posted by Doug
Yeah I made sure of that. When I plug the jack in it asks me what I have plugged in so I say speakers and it says that its set up fine.
I think its something to do with whats plug in to what internally. But I dont know where to start
onboard sound? is it enabled in the bios?
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Doug
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I will go check that now
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Doug
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yeah its all enabled in the bios. Its comming up as HD audio for the front pannel aswell so I think its all plugged in right.
This needs to be sorted by tonight so I can watch a film
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Doug
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Right when I click the volume thing on the start bar and go the the mixer its showing as the SPDIF interface device is playing somthing but no sound from the speakers which I have plugged into the rear of the computer into the green jack (green being front speakers)
I think its a pretty simple problem but Im not sure quite what it is
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Doug
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I think what I need is to find out how to change it from SPDIF output to normal output as found the on motherboard??
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Reedy
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Originally posted by Doug
I think what I need is to find out how to change it from SPDIF output to normal output as found the on motherboard??
windows vista?
If so if you click on the speaker icon and view the playback devices, you should be able to set the "primary" output.
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