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  • September 15, 2011 at 11:27 pm #34376
    cybershot
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    I just bought this motherboard

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128498

    I have no idea how to plug in the cd rom. The standard port for the cable isn’t there. Anyone got any idea? I have never seen a board like this before

    September 15, 2011 at 11:44 pm #87352
    joshuanhibbert
    Member

    I would suggest referring to the manual, or the manufacturer’s support page.

    September 15, 2011 at 11:48 pm #87354
    cybershot
    Participant

    yea, already been to the manual. There isn’t anything in there about it.

    September 15, 2011 at 11:57 pm #87355
    joshuanhibbert
    Member

    Have you thought about emailing Gigabyte directly?

    September 16, 2011 at 12:08 am #87356
    cybershot
    Participant

    yes, I have done all the obvious things you can do to find the answer

    September 16, 2011 at 12:30 am #87358
    joshuanhibbert
    Member

    How old is your DVD Drive? Haven’t they been SATA for years now?

    September 16, 2011 at 3:42 am #87362
    chrisburton
    Participant

    I’m pretty sure you can get an IDE to SATA hookup or vice versa. Atleast you can for external HD’s.

    September 16, 2011 at 4:32 am #87364
    clokey2k
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    Decent SATA optical drives are available at reasonable prices in the UK, it’s probably time to buy new :-)

    http://www.newegg.com/Store/Category.aspx?Category=10&name=CD-DVD-Burners-Media

    September 16, 2011 at 6:02 am #87368
    Chris Coyier
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    It’s a new board so i’m pretty sure its all sata..you could buy some IDE-to-SATA adapters or just buy new DVD-ROMs…

    September 16, 2011 at 6:58 pm #87415
    sahotaT
    Member

    Buy some new SATA DVD. The best option.

    September 17, 2011 at 6:05 am #87431
    sliver37
    Member

    Agreed, get rid of the big ol’ clumsy IDE cables, it’s for the best :)

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