Re: Opinions on 120GB HDD, DVD writer and dual p3 motherboard

"Dr Joolz" <jxm96c@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:bd5k5c$8b1$1$8300dec7@news.demon.co.uk...
> Hi guys, I have an Asus CUSL2 motherboard and a 80GB HDD, and am
thinking of
> getting a 120GB HDD as a 2nd drive in the system, first of all does
anyone
> know if the CUSL2 will take 200GB of storage altogether (or 120GB in 1
> channel)? And what make do I go for? I've heard that IBM's 180GXP is a
joke,
> and WD Cavaliar (or something like that) is noisy. So that kind of
leaves me
> with Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 I think, the 80GB I have right now is a
Maxtor
> D740X and I'm happy with it, the previous 2 IBMs have both developed
bad
> sectors in less than 2 years and I'm utterly disgusted with their
quality.
> So I suppose Maxtor is the one to go for? Or are there other
suggestions?
>
> I'm also looking to buy a DVD writer, I heard the Sony "write
everything" is
> good as it does write every format, but they seem pricy... I have
about 150
> quid to spend and I saw on ebay there are a lot of Pioneer DVR-105 for
sale,
> are they any good? They say 15 mins a 4.7GB disc, surely sounds good!
But is
> DVD-R going to be terminated in the future and will it play on normal
DVD
> players?
>
> Finally, I need a dual s370 motherboard to replace my D6VAA that died
weeks
> ago, I've been recommended the VP6 and CUV4X-D (or DLS), but have
found
> nothing on ebay. Does anyone know any other good boards? and where to
buy
> them?
>

My old BX chipset based server has two 120GB IDE hard drives as well as
4 SCSI. I chose 5400 rpm Maxtors because the server is ON 24/7 and I was
worried about 7200 rpms lasting under those conditions.

I have the Sony DVD writer and so far its been perfect. Got it for 170
UKP from here:
http://www.blankdiscshop.co.uk/acat..._Section__.html

For dual CPU mobos check here:
http://www.2cpu.com/
http://www.2fastcpu.com/