>> In my parts drawer I see that I have one ribbon cable that fits and one >> with a blanked out hole that doesn't fit the CD drive. Why are these >> cables different? Is it 66 and 133 compatibility? > >I think the faster specs call for a missing pin on the connector so that an >unshrouded connector on the motherboard can be keyed to connect only one >way. Your cable probably has a plastic plug in one of the holes that can be >carefully pried out with a razor blade.
The UATA/66 and faster cables have 80 wires, but the connectors have only 39 pins. The 40th pin is a "key", but it is not used otherwise. You can delete that same pin on a 40 wire cable, and the bus will act as an UATA/33 or EIDE (16.67 MB/sec) bus, whichever (host or drive) is the slowest. -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
