On 4 Jan 2002, at 23:09, andre chiasson wrote:

> Hi,
>
> would someone know if there is a difference between connecting a
> 7200 rpm, 9.5 ms hard disk on the first connector vs the second
> connector of a 80 pin IDE cable?  I am aware that the blue
> connector is inserted in the motherboard's IDE blue socket.  But
> are the 2 other connectors similar in performance?
>
> Thank you!
> Andre Chiasson
> Quebec City

  All 80 conductors go to both connectors, with a single exception.
If you jumper your drives for "CS" (Cable Select), whether a drive
winds up as master or slave will depend on which connector it is on.
  The more normal configuration is to explicitly set jumpers on the
drive for "Master" or "Slave" -- if you do this, the connector
positions will make no difference.

Dave Gillett

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