yes you can, but the performance is not so good as with an ATA66 cable.
Carlos Cordeiro
Computer Systems Support Group
http://www.itqb.unl.pt



----- Original Message -----
From: Edna Sloan <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2000 6:27 AM
Subject: [PCBUILD] ata66 drive cable


> I just received an ATA66 drive, it was OEM and came w/o a cable.  Can I
use
> the older cables on it as an ata33?  thanks, Edna Sloan
>
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