do internal card readers work?

[sumobritches]

i was wondering does it matter what card reader i use and what dvd drive i have? a simple yes or no with a suggested alternative will be GREATLY appreciated!!!

 

for those interested here's my specs:

EVGA GeForce 250 1gb

Corsair XMS3 6gb (3x2gb) 240-Pin DDR3 1600 Ram

Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5 LGA 1366 ATX Motherboard

Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz LGA 1366 Processor

Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB HD

SeaSonic 430W 80 PLUS BRONZE Power Supply

Rosewill RCR-IC002 74-in-1 USB 2.0 3.5" Internal Card Reader w/ USB port

SAMSUNG DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S223L LightScribe Support

 

Here's the Newegg.com wishlist for those who like links:

http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWi...Number=12366326

 

THANKS FOR THE HELP EVERYONE!

[Zaap]

DVD drive- no problem. Most any SATA drive will work.

 

Card reader= likely it will work fine. In my experience, most work, a few don't.

 

This is one I've used on many Hackintoshes with no problems- notice it lists Mac OS 9.2 or higher on the support list.

[sumobritches]

This is one I've used on many Hackintoshes with no problems- notice it lists Mac OS 9.2 or higher on the support list.

 

Awesome, i was looking at this one here on newegg potentially....due to all the extra front ports it has and i found on another forum somewhere this guy who said this worked perfect too.

 

From what i understand is, it's gotta connect to an internal USB in order to work? or is this not the case? and if so...then what's the magic button?

[Zaap]

That one also lists Mac support and driverless, so it should be good to go.

 

You can see by the connections photo on the newegg image viewer exactly what types of connectors you need in order for the various ports to work- basically internal USB (most motherboards generally have two or three or more)

 

On board Firewire (so choose a board that has a FW board header, although you can use a 6-pin FW header adapter to the internal rear-facing port on a FW PCI card)

 

On board HD audio for headphones and mic (most any motherboard has that)

 

And eSATA- again, you need a board that supports it.

 

It seems pretty nice, but really, it depends on your case choice. For example, if you choose a case that already has front panel headphone/mic jacks, Firewire, and USB ports- unless you have a lot of redundant board headers, you might find yourself using one set of ports or the other, but not both. So basically, I'd personally only use that with a case that doesn't offer any of those extra ports on the front panel already, or with a motherboard with a surplus of board headers.(For example, like my DQ6 board that has more than I need of every conceivable header and I/O port).