Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!usc!samsung!uunet!bcstec!evtprp0b!tea6219 From: tea6219@evtprp0b.UUCP (Terry E. Acker) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware Subject: Re: Building My own Box Keywords: motherboards Message-ID: <179@evtprp0b.UUCP> Date: 20 Jul 90 15:30:40 GMT References: Organization: Boeing Computer Services Everett Propulsion, Everett WA Lines: 29 In article deen@police.rutgers.edu (Cinnamon Raisin) writes: > > My questions are: > > 2) What Hard Drives should I stay away from? > { A salesperson tried to sell me on > IDE drives, but recent articles tell > me otherwise.} I have a Toshiba 100Mb IDE drive that works just fine. It's faster than standard ST-506 interface drives. As to price, the drives cost a little more, but the interface card they require is cheaper than an ST-506 controller. BTW, I am not sure, but I think that IDE drives for an AT are different than those for an XT. I suspect that an XT IDE drive would work in an AT, but probably at reduced performance. > > 3) Can an XT motherboard handle a 250 watt power > supply? The thinking is I don't want The 250 watt rating refers to how much juice the power supply CAN provide. You can use a power supply that supplies more power than you need (in fact, this is what you want), but you don't want one that supplies less than you need. -- |----------------------------------------------------------------| |Terry Acker | |Boeing Commercial Airplanes ....uunet!bcstec!evtprp0b!tea6219 | |M/S 03-87, P.O. Box 3707, Seattle, WA 98124-0346 | |----------------------------------------------------------------|