Final adjustment question..plz help ASAP

[doomforce]

ok..everythings(mostly) is here,and i want to know of some details.

1) the SATA disk,does it need another cable for the power or any simple ide power cable(from the psu) will do?

2)On the ASUS P4P800 board,should i enable Ai Overclocking at 30% or not?

3)Should i dirctly update the bios of my mobo or not?That is,before i install windows for the first time?

4)Should i do a quick ntfs format through the winXP cd or a complete one?

5)What about partitions? Im not that good with fdisk,will partition magic be ok? As good as fdisk?

thats most of it...plz add anything u can(and u are sure of it) fast.
thanx

[BipolarBill]

Isn't it time for you to make some decisions of your own? Really now.

1. I believe that there is a power adapter for SATA drives, but most have the standard Molex connector too.

http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduct.asp?DEPA=&submit=Go&description=Serial+ATA+Power+Ada

2. Go ahead and try it.

3. Always.

4. Complete on first install - always.

5. You don't need either. Use XP setup. Select the amount that you want when you create the partitions. Partition Magic is faster though.