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| denzilla | Dec 30 2004, 05:28 AM Post #1 |
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I noticed that the HDD IDE cable is only a 40 pin. Would it speed my HDD access time to switch it out with an 80 pin ATA133 IDE cable? Is the board even capable of faster transfer times? Etower 400i Celery 400MHZ Maxtor 7gig Drive |
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| Guitarmanliam | Dec 30 2004, 06:52 AM Post #2 |
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I would guess that the board has an ATA66 IDE controller. If this is the case, it is pointless as the 80 pin cables were iintroduced for ATA100 and ATA133 |
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| denzilla | Dec 30 2004, 07:41 AM Post #3 |
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I was hoping maybe they used a cheaper IDE cable to save a few pennies per unit built. Is there anyway I can tell what speed IDE controller is in my rig? |
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| dsf260 | Dec 30 2004, 09:05 AM Post #4 |
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Actually, I believe you need the 80-pin cables for ATA-66 as well. |
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| denzilla | Dec 30 2004, 10:01 AM Post #5 |
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Well this is the stock cable that came with it and it says its a 40 pin. |
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| Pianolady | Dec 30 2004, 10:16 AM Post #6 |
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I'm not sure of the answer, but if you want to give it a try, make sure your cable's connector isn't keyed (unless your mobo just happens to be keyed). My older emachines wouldn't take a keyed cable. |
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