On 31 Dec 2005 at 7:13, Wayne Johnson wrote:
> At 06:39 AM 12/31/2005, Gianmaria Fontana di Sacculmino typed:
> >Perhaps I'm missing something; if I count the pins on the
> >mobo's IDE connector it's 40. and the Asus' manual also
> >mentins: IDE connectors 40-1 pin; is there some
> >concealed information I'm missing?
>
> For a while now IDE devices are 40 pin but the cables are 80
> conductor with the odd conductor acting as shielding. If the drive
> has a 40 conductor cable inside then I would say that could be your
> problem. There are some cases that are only meant for ATA33 [40
> conductor cable] older drives. Sorry but it's buyer beware kind of
> thing. Some where in the manual or on the box that it came in it
> should say whether the drive is ATA 33, 66, 100 or 133.
>From the manual specs:
IDE Interface Connector:
IDE bus, 40-pin flat ribbon type. Interface complies
with ATA/ATAPI-5. Maximum total cable length
cannot exceed 18 in (45.7 cm).
DMA Jumper:
Open (no jumper): Ultra DMA mode 0-2 (default)
Short (jumper installed): Multiword DMA mode 0-2
> >The enclosure comes with a "smart cable" called "USB
> >2.0 to IDE".
>
> Is this the external cable or the cable that is inside the enclosure?
The external cable.
> I would bet that the external cable is just a usb cable & the cabling
> inside somehow an IDE cable & that there is a chip somewhere that
> makes it "smart".
It has the usb connector on one side and a smaller 40 pins
connector on the other end, and this connects to the rear of
the enclosure. the chip must be on the small card inside
where a short yellow IDE cable is attached and goes to the
DVD drive.
As I said in a recent reply, I installed old cdrw Plexwriter
on that enclosure and is working perfectly. Must be
something with the new Plextor DVD.
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