Thanks Josh for all your help!

Your welcome man!

I finally got in the ASUS ITX + 128 GB SS Hard Drive + 4GB of RAM. Still waiting on a power supply from www.mp3car.com. These are Christmas presents so I can't use them until after the holidays. stress

I have a few more questions:

The SS Drive is:link The Newegg site does not provide good details about hook up.

Does this HD get its power thru the SATA III cable? Or will I have to get something different?

This is a laptop HD. Will it work with the ASUS ok? It was what the guy @ Newegg recommended but I have doubts.

I have a CFSOUND III link that I want to use for the robot sound and voice. It uses wav files instead of mp3s. It has a RS-232 DB9 serial connector. The format of the serial data is default @ 2400 baud (changeable), 8 data bits, 1 stop bit and no flow control. Sounds may be started, queued, and stopped using a simple ASCII protocol. The serial port can be configured to appear as a Terminal (DTE) or Modem (DCE). CFSound_III_Users_Manual

Can anyone tell me if this will work with the EZ-B?

When loading Windows 7, I understand I should use 64 bit. However, will I have problems with using EZ-SDK? Can't find it now but, seems like there was an issue with the SDK needing 32 bit?

Also, will I be able to hook up a CDROM drive that came out of an old desktop computer to the ASUS Mini ITX so I can load Windows?

Sorry for being such a noob about all this. But I don't want to screw this up.

Rex

Hey Rex, I'm going to have the very same questions when I get to this point with another bot I am planning/gathering parts for. So this is good info for me as well.

@rgordon The SSD you got will function and connect just like a standard HDD, the SATA cable will go to the ITX and power will come from the power supply you are still waiting for (assuming it has SATA power plugs... what model did you order?).

The CDROM may not connect directly if it is an older IDE style connection, but you can use this to do the trick. USB 2.0 to SATA/IDE Adapter with Power Adapter and you may need this as well SATA 15Pin to Molex 4Pin Female Adapter

Thanks for replying Gunner. Here is the user manual link for the power supply linky I'm still not certain even after looking at it. What do you think?

The performance reviews for the USB 2.0 to SATA/IDE Adapter with Power Adapter from Newegg are really bad. eek But thanks, now I know what to look for.

Yeah Bret. This will be quite a learning experience! I'm diving in with both feet. I'm so glad their are so many kind and helpful people on this forum.

That PSU does come with both PATA (molex) and SATA power plugs so all you will need is a USB to IDE adapter sans power. I just snagged one of the cheaper examples; performance will be low, but not an issue with just a once in awhile install or use.