Just bought a new DVD writer (got a good price). Manual says you need
an 80 wire cable for optimal performance. At my local computer store,
which is pretty big (but the clerks are clueless), all they had were
regular 40 wire IDE cables. Clerks couldn't help me.

What should I be looking for?

Thanks
Andy

Previously Andrew Hamilton <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> Just bought a new DVD writer (got a good price). Manual says you need
> an 80 wire cable for optimal performance. At my local computer store,
> which is pretty big (but the clerks are clueless), all they had were
> regular 40 wire IDE cables. Clerks couldn't help me.

> What should I be looking for?

A computer store with competent clerks. 40 wire cables are by now
historic artefacts. No current HDD works well with them. If no
other source, then mail-order one.

Arno

Andrew Hamilton wrote:

> Just bought a new DVD writer (got a good price). Manual says you need
> an 80 wire cable for optimal performance. At my local computer store,
> which is pretty big (but the clerks are clueless), all they had were
> regular 40 wire IDE cables. Clerks couldn't help me.
>
> What should I be looking for?
>
> Thanks
> Andy

As the other poster said, it's unlikely any computer store even stocks
40 wire cables any more. The 80 wire cables still have forty pin
connectors, so your clerks are probably confused.

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Andrew Hamilton <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Just bought a new DVD writer (got a good price). Manual says
> you need an 80 wire cable for optimal performance. At my local
> computer store, which is pretty big (but the clerks are clueless),
> all they had were regular 40 wire IDE cables. Clerks couldn't help me.

> What should I be looking for?

A cattle prod to goose those ****wits with. Just buy what they sell and
check that its got 80 wires before paying for it. Its obvious to look at.

Dont buy the round ones, they are harder to
check by eye and flout the standard anyway.

"Arno Wagner" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)
> Previously Andrew Hamilton <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> > Just bought a new DVD writer (got a good price). Manual says you need
> > an 80 wire cable for optimal performance. At my local computer store,
> > which is pretty big (but the clerks are clueless), all they had were
> > regular 40 wire IDE cables. Clerks couldn't help me.
>
> > What should I be looking for?
>
> A computer store with competent clerks. 40 wire cables are by now
> historic artefacts.

> No current HDD works well with them.

Wotanidjut.

> If no other source, then mail-order one.
>
> Arno

The 40 wire cable gives you UDMA 33, which is good enough for any DVD drive.

"Andrew Hamilton" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Just bought a new DVD writer (got a good price). Manual says you need
> an 80 wire cable for optimal performance. At my local computer store,
> which is pretty big (but the clerks are clueless), all they had were
> regular 40 wire IDE cables. Clerks couldn't help me.
>

Eric Gisin <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> The 40 wire cable gives you UDMA 33, which is good enough for any DVD drive.

Wrong with the fastest write speeds.


> Andrew Hamilton <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote

>> Just bought a new DVD writer (got a good price). Manual says you need an 80 wire cable for
>> optimal performance. At my local computer store, which is pretty big (but the clerks are
>> clueless), all they had were regular 40 wire IDE cables. Clerks couldn't help me.

The 80 wire and 40 wire look almost the same.
The 80 wire cables are 40 wire ribbon cables with 40 extra grounding wires.
Should be able to find an "80 wire" at www.pricewatch.com or www.EBay.com
or try www.surpluscomputers.com

The 80 wire can be referred to as ATA100 or ATA133 ribbon cable.

As current ATA/EIDE hard drive work at ATA100 or ATA133, any place that
sells hard drives
should stock the ATA100 ATA133 cables.

"Andrew Hamilton" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Just bought a new DVD writer (got a good price). Manual says you need
> an 80 wire cable for optimal performance. At my local computer store,
> which is pretty big (but the clerks are clueless), all they had were
> regular 40 wire IDE cables. Clerks couldn't help me.
>
> What should I be looking for?
>
> Thanks
> Andy
>

"Rod Speed" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Eric Gisin <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> The 40 wire cable gives you UDMA 33, which is good enough for any DVD drive.
>
> Wrong with the fastest write speeds.
>
>
16X * 1.5MB/s = 24MB/s. Well under 33MB/s.

"Eric Gisin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> "Rod Speed" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Eric Gisin <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>>> The 40 wire cable gives you UDMA 33, which is good enough for any DVD
>>> drive.
>>
>> Wrong with the fastest write speeds.
>>
>>
> 16X * 1.5MB/s = 24MB/s. Well under 33MB/s.
>
>
20X* 1.5MB/s=30MB/s, it's getting closer