Identifying Ultra ATA66 Cable
There are three types of ATA cables available.
Depending on the type of drive being connected, it
is important to use the right cable.
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Ultra ATA66 Cable
– The Ultra ATA66 cable
(Figure 5)
packaged with the Tempo Ultra
ATA66 connects the Tempo to your IDE hard drive.
It features an 80-conductor cable with three 40-pin
connectors and allows the connection of up to two
drives. This cable is required to take advantage of
Ultra ATA/66 technology; however, it is fully
backward-compatible with Ultra ATA/33 drives.
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Standard ATA Cable
– Uses a 40-pin,
40-conductor cable to connect IDE drives to the
40-pin IDE connectors of PCI-based computers.
A standard ATA cable supports ATA/33 but does not
support Ultra ATA/66 technology.
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CS (Cable Select) ATA Cable
– Not commonly
used, the CS ATA cable is required when each drive
on the cable has an identical CS jumper setting.
A CS ATA cable is not supported with the Tempo
Ultra ATA66.
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Support Note:
If you are planning on
adding three or four drives to your
computer, you will require an additional Ultra
ATA66 cable, which is sold separately. DO NOT
use a CS ATA cable. It is not supported.
Host Connector
(connects to Tempo Ultra ATA66
Macintosh PCI Host Adapter)
Slave Connector
Master Connector
80-conductor cable for Ultra ATA/66
Figure 5
