Motherboard compatability

magma_saber · 08-26-2005, 11:41 PM

Excuse my computer language because im a noob.
Im looking to buy a motherboard that is compatabile with pentium 4 and has a pci express 16x. I only want to replace my motherboard and video card. Do i have to make sure my HD and my drives support it or will all the motherboard support it. What about the cables and wires, do i have to look for a motherboard that supports the number of pins that is connected to the HD and drives or do all of them have the same number of pins.

technobeast · 08-27-2005, 12:57 AM

What are your current HDDs? PATA or SATA? If you have SATA drives then your migration will be easier. PATA is barely supported in latest mobos. For example: THIS Biostar mobo does not support Parallel ATA drives.
And one more thing you need to have in mind is the P4 socket... is it Socket 478 or Socket 775. I suspect it is Socket 478 if it's older. So you need to search for a socket 478 mobo.
As you see there are many questions

Good luck

p.s. And Welcome to PCTechTalk

magma_saber · 08-27-2005, 06:29 AM

When i checked everest it says this under the motherboard, cpu:

Package Type 478 Pin uPGA

how do i check if its PATA or SATA? SAMSUNG SP0802N, this is my HD.

technobeast · 08-28-2005, 11:35 PM

It's PATA - I have the same

. So we have to find a Socket 478, PCI x16, PATA mobo. That significantly narrowed the searches

magma_saber · 08-29-2005, 12:51 AM

Are you sure my HD is PATA? I found a AsRock P4Dual-915GL P4 478 PCI-E AGP SATA and i asked compaq if it will work with my computer and they said that i can use the AsRock P4Dual-915GL P4 478 PCI-E AGP SATA.

magma_saber · 08-29-2005, 01:05 AM

When i checked samsung, it says this:
Formatted Capacity = 80GB
Ultra ATA 133 compatible (Default : UDMA 100 Mode 5)
Fluid Dynamic Bearing Spindle Motor Technology
High Speed Dual Digital Signal Processor (DSP) Based Architecture
ATA S.M.A.R.T. Compliant
ATA Security Mode Feature Set
ATA Host Protected Area Feature Set
ATA Automatic Acoustic Management Feature Set
ATA 48-bit Address Feature Set
ATA Device Configuration Overlay Feature Set
Multi-Burst On-The-Fly Error Correction
NoiseGuard™
SilentSeek™

So is it PATA or SATA? It says ATA.

technobeast · 08-29-2005, 01:58 AM

It's PATA. I have the same at home. So I'm sure

.
What they said is you can use this mobo probably because it has both PATA and SATA IDE channels

08-26-2005, 11:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
magma_saber Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 7	Motherboard compatability Excuse my computer language because im a noob. Im looking to buy a motherboard that is compatabile with pentium 4 and has a pci express 16x. I only want to replace my motherboard and video card. Do i have to make sure my HD and my drives support it or will all the motherboard support it. What about the cables and wires, do i have to look for a motherboard that supports the number of pins that is connected to the HD and drives or do all of them have the same number of pins.

08-27-2005, 12:57 AM	#2 (permalink)
technobeast The Grim Reaper! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Bulgaria Posts: 2,387	What are your current HDDs? PATA or SATA? If you have SATA drives then your migration will be easier. PATA is barely supported in latest mobos. For example: THIS Biostar mobo does not support Parallel ATA drives. And one more thing you need to have in mind is the P4 socket... is it Socket 478 or Socket 775. I suspect it is Socket 478 if it's older. So you need to search for a socket 478 mobo. As you see there are many questions Good luck p.s. And Welcome to PCTechTalk __________________ Liked this post and found it helpful? Click on the image under my avatar to add to my reputation

08-28-2005, 11:35 PM	#4 (permalink)
technobeast The Grim Reaper! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Bulgaria Posts: 2,387	It's PATA - I have the same . So we have to find a Socket 478, PCI x16, PATA mobo. That significantly narrowed the searches __________________ Liked this post and found it helpful? Click on the image under my avatar to add to my reputation

08-29-2005, 01:58 AM	#7 (permalink)
technobeast The Grim Reaper! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Bulgaria Posts: 2,387	It's PATA. I have the same at home. So I'm sure . What they said is you can use this mobo probably because it has both PATA and SATA IDE channels __________________ Liked this post and found it helpful? Click on the image under my avatar to add to my reputation

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08-27-2005, 06:29 AM	#3 (permalink)
magma_saber Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 7	When i checked everest it says this under the motherboard, cpu: Package Type 478 Pin uPGA how do i check if its PATA or SATA? SAMSUNG SP0802N, this is my HD.

08-29-2005, 12:51 AM	#5 (permalink)
magma_saber Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 7	Are you sure my HD is PATA? I found a AsRock P4Dual-915GL P4 478 PCI-E AGP SATA and i asked compaq if it will work with my computer and they said that i can use the AsRock P4Dual-915GL P4 478 PCI-E AGP SATA.

08-29-2005, 01:05 AM	#6 (permalink)
magma_saber Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 7	When i checked samsung, it says this: Formatted Capacity = 80GB Ultra ATA 133 compatible (Default : UDMA 100 Mode 5) Fluid Dynamic Bearing Spindle Motor Technology High Speed Dual Digital Signal Processor (DSP) Based Architecture ATA S.M.A.R.T. Compliant ATA Security Mode Feature Set ATA Host Protected Area Feature Set ATA Automatic Acoustic Management Feature Set ATA 48-bit Address Feature Set ATA Device Configuration Overlay Feature Set Multi-Burst On-The-Fly Error Correction NoiseGuard™ SilentSeek™ So is it PATA or SATA? It says ATA.