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August 3rd, 2004 02:00

hard drive eide cable wires

hi, i have a dim 8100 and looking forward to buying oem drives from the internet such as this drive

Maxtor 120GB 7200RPM IDE Hard Drive, Model 6Y120P0

and i was wondering, since the eide cable does not come with the drive, is there certain type of cables that i should buy, or just any regular eide cables will work fine with it?

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August 3rd, 2004 03:00

helpme0.

Any Parallel-ATA 80 Wire UltraATA x18"L, is fine.

www.hgst.com/hdd/support/cabling/deskstar.htm

Bev.

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August 3rd, 2004 03:00

helpme0.

If it's 80 wire, then it will be fine, but when I upgrade a hard drive I usually install a new cable.

Bev. 

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August 3rd, 2004 03:00

thanks, so will my original eide cable in my dimension 8100 be ok, or just get a newer cable?

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