IDE Cables
IDE Cables covers parallel ATA ribbon cables for older PCs, workstations and servers: 40-pin Ultra ATA dual-device cables, IDE hard drive and CD-ROM cables for the Evo D500 and W6000, xw8200 workstations, ProLiant 1850R and ML530 G1 and PowerEdge 860 servers, a NetServer LXr 8500 internal cable, Gateway three-connector cables and a 44-pin slimline CD-ROM cable.
IDE Cables: 61 products
Buying guide
Using IDE cables
40 or 80 conductors
Ultra ATA/66 and faster need the 80-conductor cable. A 40-conductor cable limits drives to ATA/33.
Connector order
On 80-conductor cables the blue end goes to the motherboard, black to the master drive and gray to the slave.
Jumper settings
Drive jumpers must suit the cable: cable select uses the connector position, otherwise set one drive as master and the other as slave.
IDE Cables
Frequently asked questions
Can I connect an IDE drive to a SATA-only PC?
With an IDE-to-SATA adapter or a USB-to-IDE adapter, yes. The USB route is the easiest way to recover data from an old drive.
What is a 44-pin IDE cable?
A cable for 2.5-inch laptop drives and slimline optical drives, which carry power through the four extra pins.
