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connect cdrom to new motherboard [migrated]

Hi, I've bought new Intel DH77EB. replacing my older motherboard 915GAV. I thought of reusing older DVD writer. but i'm unable to connect the "40-Pin" data cable to the new board. am i missing ...
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How many registers does Intel® Coreā„¢ i7-3770T Processor have? [closed]

I've been looking at this website listing the specifications for the i7 processor. But I can't figure out the number of registers. I'm not planning on buying this processor. I'm learning how to ...
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What makes intel capable of very high clock rates?

What are the determining factors responsible for why Intel chips can clock at 4Ghz or higher speeds, while other processors such as ARM can't? Is it because Intel's state of the art fabs or is it the ...
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Difference between 2-way and 4-way caches?

I don't fully understand this picture: If the data and instruction caches are separated, doesn't that mean that this CPU is not von Neumann model but Harvard model? And what does it mean that one ...
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Intel x86 and patent implications

It's been a long time since x86 was introduced (80386 for example was manufactured 27 years ago... Oh god I am old), so I wonder, what is stopping 3rd party companies from manufacturing x86-compatible ...