Parallel ATA (IDE) uses 40 pins, not 26. 26 was for floppies. But it's a standard 40-pin "header" connector. Sometimes called "IDC". CF cards have the PATA interface on a 50-pin connector. I don't ...

Are there such things as IDE cables with 4 connectors? I couldn't find any online to purchase from. Is there a limit on the number of devices on one IDE cable, and would that limit be 2 (hence only 3 ...

Over the years of computing, computers have always been known to have these ugly gray ribbon cables inside of them connecting there hard disks to the motherboard. Well recently people have been ...

Now the word's gone all SATA, what to do with those obsolete IDE cables stashed in the junk draw? Fractal Spin decided to turn them into belts, taking the most colorful examples and evoking the ...

Building a modern computer is something plenty of us have done, and with various tools available to ensure that essentially the only thing required of the end user is to select parts and have them ...