Re: Video card and CD-rom or CD_RW recommedations
>I am building a new computer (a first for me) and will
>be using an Abit KT7A motherboard with Athlon 1.3 Ghz
>cpu. I would appreciate recommendations for a video
>card which could be auto detected or at least very
>easy to install for X window system. I have tried
>installing a Linux drive for an NVIDIA Geforce GTS
>chip set on another machine without success. Also I
>want to install a CD-WR internal or CD-rom it must be
>able to be bootable. Thanks. Regarding the video card
>one of the things I wish to do is edit video and
>convert analog vcr tapes to digital format movies ie
>mpeg. Will I need a seperate card for this pupose or
>can this be combined with card for monitor?
I purchased a Plextor 12/10/32 rewritable IDE-CD and can only say good
about it. If you're planning on burning CDs (sounds like you might have
lots of videos), get one with BURN-Proof. Of the 50+ CDs I've burned, I
haven't had one coaster! It's definitely worth the extra cash.
Most (if not all) modern motherboards and CD players should support booting
from the CD.
HTH,
Scott
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