TDQuiksilver Posted February 24, 2002 Share Posted February 24, 2002 I've got an extra one of those high density IDE cables lying around (you know, like the ones you use for harddrives).. so Im guessing I can use it for my Creative 52x CD-ROM and burner instead of using the standard CD-ROM cable that came with my CD drive? Or not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ionfusion Posted February 24, 2002 Share Posted February 24, 2002 That is correct, the 80 Pin IDE cables work with CD-ROMs, I have read about this topic in a review and I am using them myself on all IDE Drives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDQuiksilver Posted February 24, 2002 Author Share Posted February 24, 2002 Will I gain or notice any performance boosts by doing this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xcalibur Posted February 24, 2002 Share Posted February 24, 2002 i dunno how much diff it'll make.. but if it does, it probably wont be very considerable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ionfusion Posted February 24, 2002 Share Posted February 24, 2002 Originally posted by TDQuiksilver Will I gain or notice any performance boosts by doing this? No you won't gain performance as far as speed, because your CD-ROM couldn't even fill the 33MB transfer rate of the standard 40pin cables. However from reading the review/article on them a while back, they are recommended to use 80 pin cables instead of 40 pins, even on CD-ROM drives. The 80 pins conduct better due to the extra 40 pins which are used for grounding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDQuiksilver Posted February 24, 2002 Author Share Posted February 24, 2002 so all in all, I may as well go ahead and use it. It wont hurt anything obviously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ionfusion Posted February 24, 2002 Share Posted February 24, 2002 Right, you will be fine with the 80 pins aka ATA66/100/133. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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