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Pastimes : Dream Machine ( Build your own PC ) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Zeuspaul who wrote (4434)	12/24/1998 7:42:00 PM
From: RagTimeBand	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 14778

Zeuspaul >>IDE harddrives will perform as well as SCSI harddrives.<< I don't have the numbers in front of me but I thought an Adaptec 2940U2W coupled with a Segate Barracuda Ultra 2 had much better through-put than any IDE setup. Am I wrong? >>Sometimes with SCSI base components it is difficult to get a machine up and running.<< I'd say that's another good reason to buy a system from someone like Minotaur :-) >>I don't think you can save an IRQ unless you go completely SCSI..<< I'm still thinking I'd like to go SCSI. In order to go "completely SCSI" I'll have to have a SCSI floppy too. Do they make SCSI floppies? >>...and disable the IDE controller.<< To be sure I understand what you're saying: if I buy a system from Minotaur and it's completely SCSI, I'll have to request that they disable the IDE controller. >>Sorry about the link.<< Don't be sorry, I thought you'd get a grin out of my situation. It's my own fault. I've resisted upgrading my system because I went through a lot of pain (many, many calls to Microsoft tech support) to write some programs that I use for investing. Since then Microsoft has discontinued free support and I'm sure the latest versions of Excel would barf if I tried to run my programs; so, I'm caught between a rock and a hard place. There's no way I'm going to pay for tech support to help me with the undocumented parts of Excel. I also used the excuse that I was waiting for NT5. >>It is not necessarily your machine. I think Minotaur has a slow server or too much info on that page.<< I agree Minotaur has to much info on that page. But it's not all their fault. I'm running a 25MHz 386 DX with 8MB of RAM. I think I know how it feels to try driving a Model A on a freeway. Merry Christmas and thanks again for your help