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When assembling a desktop computer which do you install first the drives or the motherboard?
Install the motherboard first. The drives will have wiring harness to connect to the motherboard.
Why is it best to install drives before you install a motherboard?
Because you might drop the drives on your motherboard while installing.
How are drives connected to the motherboard?
Drives are linked by cables called SATA cables, these send data through the motherboard
Does the ASUS M4A785-M motherboard support SATA hard drives?
Yes it does. 6 xSATA 3 Gb/s
What is on the house?
Everything is connected to the motherboard. Everything other than hard drives and disc drives would be directly on the motherboard.
What are three components that must have the same or compatible form factor in a computer?
Case, Power Supply and Motherboard The case must support the form factor of the motherboard, and the motherboard must support the CPU socket type for any given CPU.
What does a SATA cable do?
SATA, or serial advanced technology attachment, connects the motherboard to hard drives and optical drives. This cable is inserted into the SATA slot on the motherboard.
Why would it be a difficult to install four hard drives one CD-ROM drive and one DVDdrive in a single low-end system?
You should be able to as long as the motherboard will support that many hard drives.
What technology standard is commonly used today for hard drives to interface with the motherboard in a system?
The most commonly used technology standard for hard drives to interface with the motherboard today is SATA (Serial ATA). SATA provides a high-speed connection for data transfer between the drive and the motherboard, supporting various drive types such as HDDs and SSDs. Another emerging standard is NVMe (Non-Volatile Memory Express), which is used primarily for SSDs connected via the PCIe interface, offering even faster data transfer rates than SATA.
Why does a sata motherboard contain sata connections?
It wouldn't be a SATA motherboard if you couldn't connect SATA drives to it.
What device drives the decision when you are deciding which form factor to use?
Motherboard
Which do you install first when assembling a system the drives or the motherboard?
I usually put in the motherboard first. After the motherboard you put in the CPU & then the CPU cooler which is rather difficult to install if there are other components (like hard drives) on the way. By putting in the motherboard first everything else is much easier.
