On a new visual inspection, I noticed the wires on my ATA66 cable is quite thinner and more numerous, just like the ATA100 cable.
-Mark On Thu, 27 Sep 2001, Eric wrote: > ATA66 *can* use a ATA100 cable, but it will only use > it as a "40", not a true "80". Visual inspection of > two cables (one 40 and one 80) side-by-side yields a > noticeable difference. IF you have any old cables, you > have something to compare against. If your new cable > looks exactly like the old one (same size "wires"), > it's not a ATA100 compatible cable. > ERic > > --- "Mark K. Kim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > So ATA66 also uses the 80-wire cable... so how does > > one distinguish ATA100 > > from ATA66 cables? (That is, besides reading the > > label, if any is attached > > :) > > > > -Mark > > > > On Thu, 27 Sep 2001, Jeff Newmiller wrote: > > > > > On Thu, 27 Sep 2001, Mark K. Kim wrote: > > > > > > > Well, I bought the motherboard that came with > > the blue IDE connector > > > > before ATA100 came into standard. Maybe the > > mobo guys saw that the cable > > > > be useful with at-the-time-draft-probably ATA100 > > but I doubt it... > > > > > > http://www.directron.com/faqata66.html > > > > > > It is apparently more than just insurance. > > > > > > > > > > > -Mark > > > > > > > > On Wed, 26 Sep 2001, Jeff Newmiller wrote: > > > > > > > > > On Wed, 26 Sep 2001, Mark K. Kim wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > We have a computer at work with ATA100 > > connection. The wires *are* > > > > > > significantly smaller compared to non-ATA100 > > and does have blue connector > > > > > > ends, though the ends fit non-ATA100 > > devices... But my ATA66 also has a > > > > > > blue connector end. > > > > > > > > > > I think the 80 conductor cable can be used > > just fine at lower speeds, and > > > > > it is insurance for UDMA66. > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > Jeff Newmiller The > > ..... ..... Go Live... > > > DCN:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Basics: > > ##.#. ##.#. Live Go... > > > Live: > > OO#.. Dead: OO#.. Playing > > > Research Engineer (Solar/Batteries > > O.O#. #.O#. with > > > /Software/Embedded Controllers) > > .OO#. .OO#. rocks...2k > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > -- > > Mark K. Kim > > http://www.cbreak.org/mark/ > > PGP key available upon request. > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Listen to your Yahoo! Mail messages from any phone. > http://phone.yahoo.com > -- Mark K. Kim http://www.cbreak.org/mark/ PGP key available upon request.
