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RJ · 03-31-2004, 03:07 PM

A 80 ribbon cable has finer wires than the 40 ribbon cable.

Look at the floppy cable. If the IDE cable looks like it (just with more pins of course), then it is a 40 ribbon cable.

If the wires are finer, then it is a 80 ribbon cable. 80 ribbon cable also have mostly color coded connections.

RJ

03-31-2004, 03:07 PM	#4
RJ Member (14 bit) Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Offenbach/Main (Germany) Posts: 8,485	A 80 ribbon cable has finer wires than the 40 ribbon cable. Look at the floppy cable. If the IDE cable looks like it (just with more pins of course), then it is a 40 ribbon cable. If the wires are finer, then it is a 80 ribbon cable. 80 ribbon cable also have mostly color coded connections. RJ __________________ All's right with the world when your PC is working right.