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Re: Motherboard Upgrade

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It will be very difficult to find a board with an IDE/PATA/ATAPI 40-pin connector these days.  However, DVD burners are cheap and better to replace them.

There are adapters to convert a device (CD/DVD, or HD) from the 40-pin connector, However, with just a bit added to the cost of the adapter, you can get a nice, new sata DVD drive.

 

Your All-In-Wonder card has the TV tuner, right?  If so, it probably is NTSC which, of course, is history now.  So, if you need to receive television (in the US), I would look for a new card that had ATSC.

 

I have been through this many times, with my old gear and that of friends.  Can you make the old stuff work?  Yes.  However, I have found that, while it is fun to tinker, it is just simply not practical.  For me, getting good performance from a currently supported hardware environment is the best path.  And, I have a room of old stuff that I purge now and then.  I hate to discard this stuff, as it all still "works", but is just not worth keeping.

 

Good luck with your project.

 

Doc


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