Puma/Sire Posted August 13, 2005 Posted August 13, 2005 Can I use 1 of those IDE cables For my dvd rive and cd-r drive Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenC Posted August 13, 2005 Posted August 13, 2005 If you are talking about the yellow PATA IDE cables. Yes Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puma/Sire Posted August 14, 2005 Posted August 14, 2005 Well My board just came with 2 ide cables and 1 FLoppy cable. YOu talkin about 1 of the 2? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hymn Posted August 14, 2005 Posted August 14, 2005 yes he is. Â and yes you can use those. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenC Posted August 14, 2005 Posted August 14, 2005 Your motherboard came with two yellow round ide cables. One for the primary ide connection, the other for the secondary ide connection. They are interchangable. So as long as your optical drives are ide you can use either cable. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puma/Sire Posted August 14, 2005 Posted August 14, 2005 But usually the cable for thre cdr is a little fatter whats the difference? I'm using Sata for the hard drivce so is it cool if I put my cd-rom drives on the ide-1 controller? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenC Posted August 14, 2005 Posted August 14, 2005 You can use the IDE 1 connection for your optical drives. No difference in cable. Both are standard 80 pin cables. (40 pin connectors, 39 pins, doubled wired) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puma/Sire Posted August 14, 2005 Posted August 14, 2005 Is it cool if I just go ahead and install windows before I update the bios? And can you give me a link on how to update the bios thx man You've made my build go alot smoother thsx alot man! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenC Posted August 14, 2005 Posted August 14, 2005 Go ahead and flash bios first. Go here http://www.dfi.com.tw/Support/Download/bio..._FLAG=A&SITE=NA Download the second one N4D623-3.exe Instructions here http://www.dfi.com.tw/Support/mb_faq_us1.j...TYPE=US&SITE=US Â Clear cmos before and after flash. http://www.dfi-street.com/forum/showpost.p...702&postcount=4 Run memtest first before installing OS. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puma/Sire Posted August 14, 2005 Posted August 14, 2005 He y when I;m hooking up the atx power switch to the motherboard is the white wire always negative then the grey positve? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpuz Posted August 14, 2005 Posted August 14, 2005 He y when I;m hooking up the atx power switch to the motherboard is the white wire always negative then the grey positve? yes, usually that would be true. look at the other led connectors, if others have white too, then you can assume they are negative. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puma/Sire Posted August 14, 2005 Posted August 14, 2005 When I boot up my Pc My cpu fan runs a sec then stops you have any ideas? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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