Question: Do ATA100 cables work on ATA 66 peripherals?

[mckrico]

I have a Promise ATA 66 card as well as a ATA66 HD. I will eventually upgrade soon to an ATA100 HD and Card, but but in the meantime, I'd like to get a couple rounded cables from PcCables.com. I figured why not just get the ATA100 variety while I'm at it since I'll end up upgrading anyhow. Are there any drawbacks/conflicts with using ATA 100 cables on ATA 66 peripherals? Is ATA 100 even worth the upgrade?

 

[KaiLord]

You should have no problems, in fact I think you can use ata 66 cables for ata 100 peripherals. They are backwards, forward, upsidedown, rightside up compatible.

 

[IsOs]

They are the same cable.

 

[Marsupial]

I don't think that ATA-100 cables per-se exist. You're supposed to use the same cables you would for ATA-66 (80 pin because the other ones, while they would techincally work, will probably not work well due to signal noise problems)