Some follow-up questions: >To: "Power Computing List" <[email protected]> >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2005 11:37:31 EST >Subject: Re: Sonnet Tempo ATA133 card with 3 drives? [SNIP] > >2) Can a drive set to Slave be connected to the cable at the far end from >>the card with the drive set to Master at the middle? > >Yes. > > >>Does it depend on the cable? > >No.
I have one brand of cable where the end connecters are labelled "Master" and the "middle ones are labelled "Slave". And the cable that came with my ATA133 card has equivalent description in the documentation. Is this just meaningless verbiage? [SNIP] > >BTW, is there an easy way to tell a newer 80-wire IDE cable from an older >>40-wire one? > >Yes, the pitch of the 40-wire is 0.050". The pitch of the 80-wire is >0.025", same as the pitch of the 68-wire UW-SCSI cable. > >Also, the 40-wire is 28 ga, stranded. The gauge of the 80-wire and >68-wire is 30, solid. But how can I tell by looking at the cables? - Aaron -- Power Computing is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Power Computing list info: <http://lowendmac.com/power/list.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powercomputing%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
