[dba-Tech] Mother Board

so, are the MBs and drives both modified, i.e., have non-standard 
connectors?
how about the power connectors on the MB?

thanks
Lembit

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Bartow" <john at winhaven.net>
To: "'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'" 
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Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 7:54 PM
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Mother Board


> Sony and some others do the same thing. Parts are big bucks for the OEMs.
>
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> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Lembit Soobik
> Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 11:00 AM
> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Mother Board
>
> "> Not long ago I looked at my brother's Dell desktop and found that the
> hard
>> drive had unique connector ports - a non standard hard drive!  And
>> this was on a basic Dell desktop.  There was a connector for another
>> hard drive, but again it would have to have been ordered from Dell (if
>> available)."
>
> OMG!!!
> Was the connector on the MB also different or did they just have a special
> cable?
> and how about the power connectors on the MB?
>
> what a mean company. I will never, never buy HP.
>
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