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Old 10-20-2005, 03:57 PM   #1
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Of controllers

i am building a new comp for the 1st time and it hit me - what are HDD, video, etc... controllers? do i need them and how do i install them?
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Old 10-20-2005, 04:03 PM   #2
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Most controllers will be part of the motherboard so you really don't have to worry about them.

The only time you may need to install a controller card is if you want to use something that isn't native to the motherboard...like FireWire or SCSI.

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