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 ...

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Here we are, most of us thinking that the 40pin IDE connector was a part of history by now – but that isn’t so. There’s still a lot of older systems in use, especially in the aerospace ...

Super Talent offers models with a 40-pin or 44-pin IDE connector, and with the connector oriented either vertically or horizontally. The horizontal IDE connector is designed for low-profile ...

it connects directly to the onboard IDE connector on some Mac models’ motherboards. The unit is designed to support IDE RAID level 1 technology. The DupliDisk II is designed to provide redundant ...

If you have a drive that appears kaput, you can sometimes retrieve the data off of it using a USB to SATA/IDE connector. The USB side connects to your computer and the SATA/IDE side attaches to ...

Based on notebook drive standards, it uses a 44-pin connector which passes not only data but also power. After some hassle, we managed to get hold of a 44-pin to 40-pin IDE connector (with Molex ...

Not everyone has the luxury of frequent PC upgrading cycle. While we still see many IDE hard drives, it is starting to go down in production number. What do you do if you have a SATA hard drive ...