I need to extend the IDE cable going to the slim-style DVD drive in my mom's computer. The problem is that it uses a weird 50-pin IDE connector, which carries power as well as the IDE ...

OK I did a search for "one IDE channel" and also "master or slave", and can't find my answer. So perhaps you can enlighten me.<P>If I am installing a CD-Rom and hard drive on a single IDE ribbon cable ...

Master and slave settings on IDE hard drives are designed so you can put two drives on a single IDE cable. One acts as the master or main drive and the other is the slave. A hard drive's master or ...

Over the years of computing, computers have always been known to have these ugly gray ribbon cables inside of them connecting there hard disks to the motherboard. Well recently people have been ...

Today we’re looking at the Brando USB to SATA/IDE converter. If you’re testing an unknown drive you have to either use a removable drive rack or an external drive enclosure to run the drive without ...

Building a modern computer is something plenty of us have done, and with various tools available to ensure that essentially the only thing required of the end user is to select parts and have them ...

While sifting through the HotHardware mail bin, I came upon a device that I'm sure a lot of you would love to have. The Brando USB 2.0 to SATA/IDE Cable, which X-Bit labs currently has for review, ...

Shuttle did a great job with the SN41G2's bundle. They include everything you'll need to assemble the system, minus a CPU, storage and some RAM. In the box we found one "rounded" 80-Wire UDMA/133 IDE ...

A compact car that runs on a coal boiler. A cell phone that only allows you to text via Morse code. And a modern, multi-terabyte 2.5-inch SSD that connects to a motherboard with an IDE interface. What ...

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