Parallel to SATA and MM5 question

[TITAN24]

Ive got 2 questions today....

The first is ive got a raptor 74g with my os on it running off sata and ive also got a regular wd 40g that i want to hook up but when ever i try and hook it up it just tries to format and install an os on it and says i have no serial drives. Is there a cable to change from parallel to serial or away to hook up the 2 at the same time? Ive got a asus p4c800-e dlx and i havent found anything in the bios that allows this. Ive been told the cable to switch to sata is real but i havent been able to find it. Is it real or does a friend just not know what hes talking about?

My second question is i just got motherboard monitor 5 on my pc and it gives a different reading then my case monitor sensor. Im pretty sure that i installed the sensor that came with my case right on my proc but i get a very diff reading between the 2. I get 56 C with the one i installed myself that came with my case and 30 C with the program motherboard monitor 5. Which one should i really trust?

Thanks for any imput you can give me on either question.

 

[thebro]

http://www.abit-usa.com/technology/serillel_new.php


this also works for some optical drives

 

[TITAN24]

this will still work even if i have an asus mobo right?

 

[thebro]

as long as it has sata.

but you should get an abit board since they are 5 times better than asus. imo

 

[TITAN24]

lol well since i just got my asus im going to stay with it but thanks i think i will try it anyway...

any idea on my other question?

 

[Ice Czar]

Moved to OC and Cooling

http://www.arcticsilver.com/thermal_interface_basics.htm
http://www.arcticsilver.com/measurement1.htm
http://www.arcticsilver.com/diode_calibration.htm
http://forums.procooling.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=5765
http://forums.procooling.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=6860
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