Newbie Question - Is ATA66/100 cable same as 133?

amdskip

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You mean can you use the 66/100 cable for a 133 drive. I'm gonna say yes because most drives can't even take adavantage of the 133 speed.
 

chynkboi

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Feb 13, 2002
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no, i've seen an ata133 cable.. i was just wondering if they were different from the normal 80 wire ata66/100 ones.
 

amdskip

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Again, I believe it's more of a marketing thing but there probably are cables made just for 133 drives although not many setups can take advantage of this.