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Appendix
Record your IBM Deskstar drive information here:
Cables
40 pin, 40 conductor ATA/IDE cables
This cable type will support up to and including ATA/33 (UDMA mode 2). Cables cannot
be in excess of 18 inches and are limited to the attachment of 2 ATA devices plus the
system board connector. The jumper settings designate a Master or Slave drive, not the
position of the drive on the cable.
40 pin, 80 conductor ATA/IDE cables
This cable type is constructed using the Cable Select configuration. It will support Ultra
ATA/100 and Ultra ATA/66 interface transfer rates and is backward compatible. The extra
40 conductors are grounded shields to improve signal quality and reduce crosstalk. The
connectors of the 80 conductor cable are color-coded. The black connector specifies
Master drive connection, gray specifies Slave drive connection, and blue specifies
connection to the ATA/IDE port of the motherboard or controller card.
Serial number
Part number
Model number
Cylinders
Heads
Sectors
Capacity
