Yes Marlene, that is the sort of card that will work. It requires a PCI slot, but it is powered off of the PCI slot/ bus. The card itself doesn't require a power supply lead.
Clint's reply is very valid also, afaik. The dvd-rom that I have is an (early) 1x or 2x player, that's only used for data dvds (comp mag dvds). I haven't used it to view movies. For data type dvds you may not require anything additional, (decoding software et cetera). ( But I'm not certain of this). Someone else may have something to add. Here is a very comprehensive site that may be able to give you some more insight though, http://www.cdrfaq.org/ . HTH On Mon, 22 Apr 2002 23:10:14 -0400, "Marlene Coldwell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Hi Greg, > >Thanks for your input. I am not very knowledgeable on >hardware issues, but I think I have found what you >suggest here: >http://www.pcconnection.com/scripts/productdetail.asp?p >roduct_id=211816 >Now if I am reading/assuming correctly, this will plug >into the little white connectors that go to the power >supply? If that's the case..then I *think* I used the >last one available when I installed the DVD player. >Also I am not sure if there is an available pci slot, >but will check on that tomorrow. Again...thanks for >your suggestions! > >Marlene > > >> >> I'd suggest a PCI controller card. I have a >> SIIG card, mdl >> CN2474, around $40 US that I installed for >> flexibility. >> >> It's a dual channel card, so it can handle 4 >> devices, and comes >> with a driver diskette and one 80 wire >> ata100 cable. That won't >> require a mobo bios update, it supports itself. ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
