It depends, ones for hard drive are i think, about 40 pins, an less for the floppy IDE cable Desktop hard drives have "40" pin connectors; however, the actual number of pins is 39. There is one pin missing in the upper row, middle. I believe the reason for this is so the ribbon won't be connected upside down, it can only go one way.
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∙ 10y agoThe IDE/EIDE connector is a 40-pin connector that has been one of the most widely used connectors used on IBM compatible computers. Today, this connector is being replaced by the SATA connector.
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∙ 9y agoThe IDE connector has a total of forty pins. The parallel ATA cables usually have a maximum allowable length of only 18 inches.
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∙ 14y ago40 pin
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notebook IDE connector= 44-pins Desktop IDE connector= 40-pins
It has 40 Pins
It has 40 Pins
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80 pins I believe this is wrong! IDE cables have 40 pins and 80 wires and IDE cables for notebooks have 44 pins
IDE is a connection standard in computing. The pins refer to the ends of the cable used to connect devices (usually hard drives).
it has 40 pins in IDE AoneComputers 9899070403 (delhi) patel nagar
AnswerA standard floppy drive cable in a computer has 34 pins.
Parallel ATA connectors use a 40 pin female connector with one pin removed for keying.
MOLEX connectors provide power for IDE hdd & CD-ROM drives
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E-IDE connectors are enhanced versions of the industry standard IDE connectors found on most computers. E-IDE provides a higher data transfer rate and better plug and play capability.