New member, 1st time system builder I had purchased a GA-EP45-UD3LR for use in a Antec NSK6350B case which came with an Antec Earthwatts 430 PS. The board had a atx_12v header in addition to the regular atx 24 pin main power header. PS had the 20+4 main power connector and a atx_12v 4 pin connector. So far so good.
I then noticed that the case had a front panel IEEE 1394A port but the GA-EP45-UD3LR does not have any IEEE 1394A headers. No support unless I purchased a PCI card with an internal connector. Well, even though I'm building this system for a friend and he probably will never use Firewire, I couldn't let that little 'ol IEEE 1394A cable live inside without some function!
I checked out the GA-EP45-UD3R and found that it had an internal IEEE 1394 header and more SATA headers for actually $5 less (after rebate) then I'd paid for the UD3LR board. Seems like problem solved right? RMAd the 1st board, ordered the new board and then of course discovered the difference in the atx_12v header - 8 pin versus 4 pin.
What are my options? Can the PS 4 pin connector be plugged into the 8 pin header? Do I need some kind of adaptor? Please don't tell me I need to upgrade the PS because that means I'm going over budget on the build. System will be used for light Office applications and internet use. No gaming, no overclocking, etc. RAID being used in RAID 1 configuration (guy is paranoid about losing data but too lazy to use a backup drive!).
Second question: Any advantage to using the Gigabyte RAID controller (2 GSata headers on the board for this purpose I think) instead of the Intel MSM SATA controller?
Sorry about the long winded post and TIA for any assistance.
I then noticed that the case had a front panel IEEE 1394A port but the GA-EP45-UD3LR does not have any IEEE 1394A headers. No support unless I purchased a PCI card with an internal connector. Well, even though I'm building this system for a friend and he probably will never use Firewire, I couldn't let that little 'ol IEEE 1394A cable live inside without some function!
I checked out the GA-EP45-UD3R and found that it had an internal IEEE 1394 header and more SATA headers for actually $5 less (after rebate) then I'd paid for the UD3LR board. Seems like problem solved right? RMAd the 1st board, ordered the new board and then of course discovered the difference in the atx_12v header - 8 pin versus 4 pin.
What are my options? Can the PS 4 pin connector be plugged into the 8 pin header? Do I need some kind of adaptor? Please don't tell me I need to upgrade the PS because that means I'm going over budget on the build. System will be used for light Office applications and internet use. No gaming, no overclocking, etc. RAID being used in RAID 1 configuration (guy is paranoid about losing data but too lazy to use a backup drive!).
Second question: Any advantage to using the Gigabyte RAID controller (2 GSata headers on the board for this purpose I think) instead of the Intel MSM SATA controller?
Sorry about the long winded post and TIA for any assistance.
Comment