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Fast facts on Desktop Components
From affordable ThinkPad Laptops. Knowledge of PC Hard ware is the very basic thing that one needs to know if he or she has plans of starting up a personal Desktop Computer (PC) from a scratch. This is because if one is knowledgeable on this, he or she would know how to choose the components needed and that person could also save up some money since he or she can opt for lesser known brands.
The most basic Computer Components includes the monitor, the keyboard, and the mouse. But, there are so many Desktop Parts components needed to make the Computer perform its function. Aside from the physical components, you will also need operating system and a number of software. The following are some of the basic components of Desktop Computer Components and its specifications:
The Central Processing Unit or CPU: This is directly related to the "motherboard" which is the very body of the Computer itself. For the CPU to perform its functions as the brain of the Computer, it needs: a heat sink and fan; the chip set which is responsible for bridging the CPU to other components of the system; the memory or the RAM which is responsible for running processes and applications; the BIOS that includes power management and boot firmware; and the Basic Input Output System which handles the operating system drivers.
The power supply: Since Desktops depend on electricity as the power source, the power supply is needed to make sure that everything will work. Components of power supply include the power cord, the switch, and the cooling fan.
The video display controller: This is responsible for producing the output for the visual display unit and is usually built into the motherboard or sometimes attached in its own separate slot such as the PCI, the PCI-E, the PCI-E 2.0, or the AGP like a graphics card.
The removable media devices: This mainly refer to the Desktop Computer storage. The most common removable media devices - which are suitable for data and music - in a personal Personal Computer include the Floppy disk which is considered as an outdated storage device; the Zip drive which has a higher capacity than Floppy disk, the compact disc (CD), the CD-ROM Drive to read data; the CD Writer to read and write data on the CD; DVD which is a higher memory type of CD; the DVD-ROM Drive; the DVD Writer; the DVD-RAM Drive for express reading and writing; the Blu-ray Disc for high-density data storage and high-definition videos; the BD-ROM Drive, the BD Writer; and the USB flash drive which is flash device used for memory data storage and has big capacity.
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Is the ENCORE SATA2 RAID PCI-Express Controller Card bootable?
If I connect my SATA HDD to the ENCORE SATA2 PCI Controller Card, can I boot from my HDD? Has anybody used this card?
My BIOS supports "booting from other device".
My HDD is Western Digital SATA 160GB.
I just want it to boot on a PCI-E card slot instead of the on-board SATA ports.
You can try it, but backup your stuff before doing so!
I don't think that you can simply connect a non-RAID HDD to one of the ports of the RAID card and expect it to boot.
The reason is the HDD should already have been set in one of the many different RAID configurations supported by this card *only*, i.e., JBOD, RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 3, or RAID 5.
Once that was done, yes, you would be able to boot from it.
In fact, even if your HDD was already a RAID configured card, say, from Adaptec or RocketRAID, the Encore card may not read another company's RAID setup the same way.
Anyway, do so at your own risk.
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Additional:
Okay, I think I'm understanding your question better. You want to use the HDD and connect it to the Encore card and set your BIOS to boot off the HDD connected to this card.
Gotcha.
The only thing that you would have to be concerned about is what is on your existing HDD. You will need to backup everything, then configure the new setup as a single disk RAID 0.
Install the O.S. and you should be good to go.
Good luck.
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