Greetings everyone.
This weekend I'm about to embark on building my new machine, and I would like to get some insight from you guys on problems I'm more than likely going to come across and what I should have ready and DL'd before i go into it.
The configuration of my box to be built:
(I have all the pieces already, just waiting till friday for my CPU to arrive)
Mobo :: Asus M2N-SLI Deluxe
CPU :: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ Dual-Core
HD :: SATA WD 250GB (two of these)
CD/RW/DVD/RW :: Plextor PX-755SA (SATA)
Video Card :: Asus GeForce 7600 GS 512mb
RAM :: Samsung Dual Channel DDR2 533 PC2-4200 (four 1GB chips = 4GB)
OS :: Windows XP Pro x64
I do not have a floppy drive, would you advise me to buy one for this or will i be able to use my USB flash drive to update BIOs etc?
I'm going to just use 1 of the HD's during install and once i get windows running then i was going to pop in the other SATA drive and 2 IDE drives that i pulled from my Win2k box.
Basically, based on the problems you've encountered, could you give me some tips on what i may come across this weekend just so i can be ready for anything.
much thanks in advance!
plastik
This weekend I'm about to embark on building my new machine, and I would like to get some insight from you guys on problems I'm more than likely going to come across and what I should have ready and DL'd before i go into it.
The configuration of my box to be built:
(I have all the pieces already, just waiting till friday for my CPU to arrive)
Mobo :: Asus M2N-SLI Deluxe
CPU :: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ Dual-Core
HD :: SATA WD 250GB (two of these)
CD/RW/DVD/RW :: Plextor PX-755SA (SATA)
Video Card :: Asus GeForce 7600 GS 512mb
RAM :: Samsung Dual Channel DDR2 533 PC2-4200 (four 1GB chips = 4GB)
OS :: Windows XP Pro x64
I do not have a floppy drive, would you advise me to buy one for this or will i be able to use my USB flash drive to update BIOs etc?
I'm going to just use 1 of the HD's during install and once i get windows running then i was going to pop in the other SATA drive and 2 IDE drives that i pulled from my Win2k box.
Basically, based on the problems you've encountered, could you give me some tips on what i may come across this weekend just so i can be ready for anything.
much thanks in advance!
plastik