80 Conductor Cable

[Monkey177]

I currently have my HD and DVD connected to an IDE slot not the Ultra ATA slot. When I boot up, it says I'm not using a 80 conductor cable. Is that a problem? Also, in BIOS, it shows that my drives are running at ATA33. Anyone see problems here?

Thanks,
Simon

 

[Pederv]

The reason your drives show as ATA33 is because your not using an 80 conductor cable. Things will still work, just not up to thier potential.

 

[compuwiz1]

You are effectively running an ATA66 or ATA100, at ATA33. You need to get the proper cable.

 

[Monkey177]

Thanks guys. I'll go look for the correct cable.

Simon

 

[fixedbyjohn]

Ah, Yup, Your using a 40 wire 40 pin cable instead of the 80 wire 40 pin cable, required for ATA/66, ATA/100 HD's, John