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  1. 26th Aug 2004 00:34 #1
    iKwak
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    I bought an OEM dvdrw drive and totally forgot that IDE cables does not come along with it.

    Can I use an ordinary IDE cable (that came along with my old cd-rom drive) or does it need to be a specific IDE cable for the new dvd drives?
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    As long as you aren't still using the really old-school 40 pin cables you'll be fine.
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    Even old 40-pin cable should work. DVD/CD-drives are only 16.6 Mb/s, 80-pin Ultra-ATA cables are needed only for speeds 66 Mb/s and faster.
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    Not all system still like 40-pin cabling though. I tried to put a burner in an older PC that had a CD drive on a 40-pin and the burner would not work at all even when alone on that cable. Just replaced it with an 80-pin and it worked. Maybe it's just a finicky drive.
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