Are all IDE 40 pin ribbon cables alike (cable select does notmatter)?

[DJW]

I have a 40-pin IDE ribbon cable with two connectors on it one in the
middle and one at the end (and of course the end for the connector for
the mother board so three total). I don’t need or care if it is cable
select. It came out of a computer that was maybe ten years old. I am
not sure what ATA standard it had.
I need a cable for an Ultra ATA/33 in another computer. The cable fits
on the hard drive so can I use?

 

[Michael Hawes]

I have a 40-pin IDE ribbon cable with two connectors on it one in the
middle and one at the end (and of course the end for the connector for
the mother board so three total). I don’t need or care if it is cable
select. It came out of a computer that was maybe ten years old. I am
not sure what ATA standard it had.
I need a cable for an Ultra ATA/33 in another computer. The cable fits
on the hard drive so can I use?

ALL IDE cables are 40 pin, newer ones have 80 conductors. For ATA 33 any
cable will do.

Mike.

 

[DevilsPGD]

In message <[email protected]> Claude Hopper (11)

Are the new round cables 40 or 80 conductors?

Generally 80, although you could make a 40 conductor version if you
really wanted.

 

[~bogus name]

when cable select first came out the enter connection was for the master,
the end for the slave.
Then, it was changed to master on the end, slave in the middle. So, it
depends on how old the cable is.