Cables...SCSI and ATA 100/133, What's the difference?

[JJd]

I want to order some round cables to detail the interior of my rig and I'm not sure which to get? these are going inside the case, of course. TIA.

 

[ScottMac]

Well, (and I'm not trying to be a smartass here) if you have SCSI drives, order the SCSI cable; if you have IDE / ATA drives, order the ATA 100/133.

The SCSI cable will have 50 or 68 conductors, the ATA cable will have 80 (or 40, but those aren't for the 100/133).

Does that help?

Scott

 

[JJd]

Originally posted by: ScottMac
Well, (and I'm not trying to be a smartass here) if you have SCSI drives, order the SCSI cable; if you have IDE / ATA drives, order the ATA 100/133.

The SCSI cable will have 50 or 68 conductors, the ATA cable will have 80 (or 40, but those aren't for the 100/133).
Does that help?
Scott

Ya, it helps but you could have saved yourself the trouble of an apology by eliminating the first 2 sentence's.

 

[thomsbrain]

as for the ATA cables, all 80 pin cables are the same. so anything rated for ATA66 or higher will run the ATA133 drives fine.

 

[Kingofcomputer]

ATA66 cable is still 40 pin, just 80 wire.

 

[JJd]

Thanks Kingofcomputer, thomsbrain. Appreciated.

 

[QuestionsandAnsweres]

ATA66 cable is still 40 pin, just 80 wire.

and so is ATA100/133 cables..