jim Posted October 7, 2011 Report Share Posted October 7, 2011 I'm shopping to buy one of the PC's in a box from Tiger Direct, actually they call it the barebones kit. I need to know which part of the computer contains the plug for the cable wire. Is it a card like a video or sound card or something else? I tried to get an idea of what I should be looking for by looking at my Dell, but it looks like the one on the Dell is an intrigul part of the MB, otherwise I might've tried to reuse it in the new machine. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britchot Posted October 7, 2011 Report Share Posted October 7, 2011 Not sure about the one you're looking at specifically but I believe the cable connection will be on the motherboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moxy Posted October 7, 2011 Report Share Posted October 7, 2011 Hey Jim Concur with Britch, if its a tiger direct "bare bones", TD will have the motherboard in their catalog. And in its specs, it will say something like Ethernet connection. Jim to be honest, today I dont know of any "common" motherboard, that doesn't have an Ethernet built in! But are you talking the "internet" connection or a "cable" TV type? If its a "cable" TV type, for cable TV.... then 99.2% on a "barebones" kit you'll probably need a TV tuner card. Hope this helps Moxy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim Posted October 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2011 Thanks guys, that's good news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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