40-pin EIDE interface cable same as IDE?

flame1117 · 08-22-2005, 06:58 AM

40-pin EIDE interface cable

Is this differerent then a regular IDE? I think it is but im hoping not

becuase i can get one that has that, is 120GB 7200RPM and 8MB buffer for 39.99 and i have 25$ giftcard to that place.

**Cromewell** · 08-22-2005, 03:08 PM

Your IDE ribbon cable will fit it and work fine.

celsdogg · 08-22-2005, 04:29 PM

eide just means enhanced. you can use that cable, but if u want speeds over ATA33 then you have to use a 40 pin, 80 conductor ribbon cable. its the ones with the finer ridges or lines on the ribbon cable itself, typically come with all new hdd's today. PATA drives that is.

flame1117 · 08-24-2005, 03:58 AM

yay i can get a bigger hard drive now (7200RPM 120GB 8MB buffer)

flame1117 · 08-24-2005, 05:23 PM

Well i just relized that im a FRECKING IDOIT!

My mothboard supports sata, I looked on the box curois of dual-channle, because i didn;t remember, and right there in big letters "Serial ATA"

I was using my old IDE cables though, and my motherbord didn;t come with the other cables(how dumb) I assume most harddrives will come with the cable? or will i need to buy this cable seperate?

celsdogg · 08-24-2005, 11:13 PM

my friend recently bought two new sata drives from newegg, they did not come with a sata cable. he was lucky he found the the two that came with his mobo.

not sure if what he bought was OEM tho. i wanna believe that new sata hdd's come with sata cables tho. . .

NeuromancerWGDD'U · 08-25-2005, 12:32 AM

They do. I've never heard of a case in which they did not come with the cable. Make sure, though, that you have a SATA power connector on your PSU (unless of course the drive has a standard 4-pin molex connector).

flame1117 · 08-25-2005, 04:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NeuromancerWGDD'U

They do. I've never heard of a case in which they did not come with the cable. Make sure, though, that you have a SATA power connector on your PSU (unless of course the drive has a standard 4-pin molex connector).

not sure, but i'll just use it as an excuse to get a better PSU if it doesn't.

I dont know if i can make it there by the time the sale ends

but frys has a deal(they have it every week, prabally untill they run out haha, thats how it is with most things) for the same thing but 160GB and Western Digital brand, i just never bought it ebcuase it was SATA aand i thought i couldn't use it.

flame1117 · 08-25-2005, 10:08 PM

So kI just got it, and now i have a question, i just set- it up to run as secendary, my current drive is a 40GB 4200RPM 2MB buffer regular IDE drive.

How much of a difference in speed do you think i would get if i put windows and all m y games and everything on the new drive and that that as my main drive? and then uise my 40 for extra stuff and backup?

celsdogg · 08-26-2005, 12:16 AM

that sounds like a good idea to me. that 40gb hdd sounds like a 2.5 inch laptop hard drive, its prolly not quick at all.

08-22-2005, 06:58 AM	#1 (permalink)
flame1117 banned Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,770	40-pin EIDE interface cable same as IDE? 40-pin EIDE interface cable Is this differerent then a regular IDE? I think it is but im hoping not becuase i can get one that has that, is 120GB 7200RPM and 8MB buffer for 39.99 and i have 25$ giftcard to that place.

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celsdogg Gold Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Maryland Age: 26 Posts: 306	eide just means enhanced. you can use that cable, but if u want speeds over ATA33 then you have to use a 40 pin, 80 conductor ribbon cable. its the ones with the finer ridges or lines on the ribbon cable itself, typically come with all new hdd's today. PATA drives that is. __________________ VALERIE - AMD Athlon XP Palomino 1800+, 1GB DDR SDRAM, nVidia GeForceFX 5700 128MB DDR, two 160GB Seagate HDD, two 250GB Seagate HDD, WinXP Pro SARAH (Toshiba Laptop) - Intel Pentium 4 2.8ghz, 512MB DDR SDRAM, Trident Cyberblade XP2 32MB, 60GB Samsung HDD, Ubuntu Linux 7.10 MARGARET - AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+, 2GB Corsair XMS DDR400 Dual Channel, nVidia GeForce 8600GT 256MB GDDR PCIE, 80GB Seagate SATA, 60GB Maxtor PATA, 60GB WD PATA Ubuntu Linux 7.10 + WinXP Pro

08-24-2005, 11:13 PM	#6 (permalink)
celsdogg Gold Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Maryland Age: 26 Posts: 306	my friend recently bought two new sata drives from newegg, they did not come with a sata cable. he was lucky he found the the two that came with his mobo. not sure if what he bought was OEM tho. i wanna believe that new sata hdd's come with sata cables tho. . . __________________ VALERIE - AMD Athlon XP Palomino 1800+, 1GB DDR SDRAM, nVidia GeForceFX 5700 128MB DDR, two 160GB Seagate HDD, two 250GB Seagate HDD, WinXP Pro SARAH (Toshiba Laptop) - Intel Pentium 4 2.8ghz, 512MB DDR SDRAM, Trident Cyberblade XP2 32MB, 60GB Samsung HDD, Ubuntu Linux 7.10 MARGARET - AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+, 2GB Corsair XMS DDR400 Dual Channel, nVidia GeForce 8600GT 256MB GDDR PCIE, 80GB Seagate SATA, 60GB Maxtor PATA, 60GB WD PATA Ubuntu Linux 7.10 + WinXP Pro

08-25-2005, 12:32 AM	#7 (permalink)
NeuromancerWGDD'U Gold Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: I miss Oregon... Age: 19 Posts: 477	They do. I've never heard of a case in which they did not come with the cable. Make sure, though, that you have a SATA power connector on your PSU (unless of course the drive has a standard 4-pin molex connector). __________________ My little machine: S423 Pentium 4 1.3Ghz, 4x256 16-bit RIMM RAM, 32MB TNT2 video card. I think it may be time to upgrade... The upgrade! My machine will soon be a 939 X2 4000+, 4x512 DDR400, and an 8600GTS.

08-24-2005, 03:58 AM	#4 (permalink)
flame1117 banned Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,770	yay i can get a bigger hard drive now (7200RPM 120GB 8MB buffer)

08-24-2005, 05:23 PM	#5 (permalink)
flame1117 banned Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,770	Well i just relized that im a FRECKING IDOIT! My mothboard supports sata, I looked on the box curois of dual-channle, because i didn;t remember, and right there in big letters "Serial ATA" I was using my old IDE cables though, and my motherbord didn;t come with the other cables(how dumb) I assume most harddrives will come with the cable? or will i need to buy this cable seperate?

08-25-2005, 10:08 PM	#9 (permalink)
flame1117 banned Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,770	So kI just got it, and now i have a question, i just set- it up to run as secendary, my current drive is a 40GB 4200RPM 2MB buffer regular IDE drive. How much of a difference in speed do you think i would get if i put windows and all m y games and everything on the new drive and that that as my main drive? and then uise my 40 for extra stuff and backup?

08-26-2005, 12:16 AM	#10 (permalink)
celsdogg Gold Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Maryland Age: 26 Posts: 306	that sounds like a good idea to me. that 40gb hdd sounds like a 2.5 inch laptop hard drive, its prolly not quick at all. __________________ VALERIE - AMD Athlon XP Palomino 1800+, 1GB DDR SDRAM, nVidia GeForceFX 5700 128MB DDR, two 160GB Seagate HDD, two 250GB Seagate HDD, WinXP Pro SARAH (Toshiba Laptop) - Intel Pentium 4 2.8ghz, 512MB DDR SDRAM, Trident Cyberblade XP2 32MB, 60GB Samsung HDD, Ubuntu Linux 7.10 MARGARET - AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+, 2GB Corsair XMS DDR400 Dual Channel, nVidia GeForce 8600GT 256MB GDDR PCIE, 80GB Seagate SATA, 60GB Maxtor PATA, 60GB WD PATA Ubuntu Linux 7.10 + WinXP Pro

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