Re: 80wire cable question,PLEASE!
From: Bob Willard (BobwBSGS_at_TrashThis.comcast.net)
Date: 05/29/04
- Next message: orabelle pulsipher (belle): "my cd-rom does not respond"
- Previous message: Shenan Stanley: "Re: Maximum memory allowed for Windows XP"
- In reply to: Alon Brodski: "80wire cable question,PLEASE!"
- Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ]
Date: Sat, 29 May 2004 10:17:38 -0400
Alon Brodski wrote:
> Hello world!
>
> I have a UDMA/33 HD (ATA-4) and I use a regular old data cable...Recently I
> read from Maxtor.com web site that it's recommended to use on UDMA/33 drives
> that special 80 wire cable for UDMA/66 drives....how come?
> And what good can it bring if everything else is not 66MB/sec?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
The 80-wire cables are needed for U/66 and faster. They are rarely
needed and rarely of any value for U/33 and slower, but there have
been a few reports of U/33 HDs getting fewer transfer errors with
80-wire cables, due to the increased rejection of radiated noise inside
PC cases.
If you want to experiment, just replace your old 40-wire cables with
80-wire cables. Can't hurt (unless you do it with the power on),
but probably won't make any difference.
-- Cheers, Bob
- Next message: orabelle pulsipher (belle): "my cd-rom does not respond"
- Previous message: Shenan Stanley: "Re: Maximum memory allowed for Windows XP"
- In reply to: Alon Brodski: "80wire cable question,PLEASE!"
- Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ]
Relevant Pages
|
