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Article #407Re: Problem 80 wire cable for hard disk
From: VanguardLH
Date: Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:51
Date: Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:51
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Rod Speed wrote: > VanguardLH wrote >> Rod Speed wrote > >>>> Signalling wise, there is no difference between a 40- and 80-wire IDE cable. > >> <which is qualified in a following paragraph regarding cable select> > > So that claim is just plain wrong. There is in fact that very real difference. > >>> Wrong. 80 wire cables are usually cable select cables, 40 wire cables usually are not. > >> Get an ohmmeter to test. > > Dont need one. I use the ATA standard. > > <reams of you proving what I said flushed where it belongs> Good luck trying to configure 2 hard drives to use cable select when the 80-wire cable that you happen to use has pin 28 connected on both device connectors.
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