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80pin vs. 40pin cable--can you tell by looking at them??
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DVGuy
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_ 		31. March 2005 @ 17:26 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I don't know if I have 40 Pin or 80 Pin cables on my drives. I assume they are 80 Pin (they say ATA 100/133 on them and they are shielded and thick, but is there any way to know for sure? Can Win-doze tell me?
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trgrpullr
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_ 		2. April 2005 @ 07:56 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
80 pin cable has much finer looking "ribs" on the cable than 40 pin. Seems to me like most cd drives come with ata 33 or ata 60 cables (40 pin). If it says on the cable that it is ATA 100/133, then they should be 80 pin.
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cougar_ii
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_ 		6. April 2005 @ 09:01 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hi there,

40pins



80pins



When you see them side by side, it's easy to see the difference !

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tsquare43
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_ 		7. April 2005 @ 03:26 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I'll demonstrate my lack of knowledge concerning 40 vs 80. Why does it make a difference to have 80 pin? As I look at the pictures above, I can easily see the 80 lines, but the connection is still 40 (2 rows of 20 holes). I have heard the 80 is needed for faster transfer of data, but it appears to be like a bottleneck on a highway -- merging from 4 lanes down to 2. Thanks.

Tom
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