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CD-RW install/IDE Ribbon Cable Question

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Zyxenus

Junior Member
Does it matter if I use a 33ATA IDE cable ribbon instead of a 66/100ATA cable ribbon on my cd-rw if its on its own chain? My HD is set as master on the first chain and my cd-rw is the master on the second chain and those are the only 2 drives I have.
 
It depends on whether or not your CD-RW supports ATA66...almost all don't, but you never know. My CD-RW doesn't, but my DVD-ROM (a Pioneer DVD-500M) supports ATA66 and thus requires an ATA 66/100/133 compliant cable to run at that speed.
 


<< you should be fine doing that.

that's how i have mine hooked up
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Just another vote for your method 🙂
 


<< my DVD-ROM (a Pioneer DVD-500M) supports ATA66 and thus requires an ATA 66/100/133 compliant cable to run at that speed. >>


not trying to be pedantic here but your drive doesn't even transfer data at ata33 levels so an ata33 cable would be more than adequate! 😱
 
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