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Difference between ATA and IDE/EIDE cables
i just bought this western digital HD:
Western Digital / Caviar SE / 200GB / 7200 / 8MB / ATA-100 / EIDE Hard Drive from www.tigerdirect.com and i don't know which cables to get to add this hard drive to my existing one.
thanks in advance
Western Digital / Caviar SE / 200GB / 7200 / 8MB / ATA-100 / EIDE Hard Drive from www.tigerdirect.com and i don't know which cables to get to add this hard drive to my existing one.
thanks in advance
shesagordie
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December 19th, 2004 04:00
Mr. Grimm.
Buy an 80 wire ribbon cable, as shown here
http://www.hgst.com/hdd/support/cabling/deskstar.htm
Bev.
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December 19th, 2004 16:00
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December 20th, 2004 00:00
will this cable work? ---> http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=346252&CatId=68
shesagordie
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December 20th, 2004 03:00
Mr Grimm.
Yes, the cable in your link should work. But, you should check the required cable distance between the two HDs.
Bev.