Recent content by dennycrane

Ok, but I don't have a floppy drive so how can I install the SATA drivers?

Thanks for replying. Windows isn't even on my machine yet. That's the problem. Everything is brand new. The system is having trouble detecting the HDD or DVD drive. I can't even install windows yet. I'm not concerned about running it in either IDE or AHCI modes as I don't even know what...

So I just built my new system with the following parts and am trying now to install Windows, but it keeps giving me this error message: "Marvell adapter initializing bios version ..xyz... Adapter 1 No hard disk is detected" and then after that it says... "reboot and select proper boot...

How much of a difference am I really going to see between a i7 920 and a i7 975? I'm not a gamer, not going to OC and am only using it for AE and C4D work. Is the $700 price difference really going to be that noticable in rendering/Open GL stuff? The 975 is going to require a lot more cooling...

I'm looking to build a high end i7 machine and need help confirming compatibility with some parts. Will these parts all work together? Mobo - INTEL BOXDX58SO intel x58 chipset ATX form factor 3xPCI-E(x16)/1xPCI-E(x1)/1xpci/6xddr3 w/sata2 raid,lan(gb),1394,esata,usb 2.0 & audio (cpu...