2006-12-07 07:13:33 · 7 answers · asked by Summer 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
If you open your desktop computer and look at the back of either the hard drive or the CD drive you will see a cable, about 2 inches wide and very thin (like a ribbon) that comes out of the back of the drives. That is a ribbon cable. It is used to attachs drives to the the system board of your computer.
2006-12-07 07:16:30 · answer #1 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ribbon cables are the wide, flat gray colored cabled that connect IDE devices such as hard drives, CD-ROM drives, etc to the motherboard in personal computers. There can be up to two devices connected per cable.
In computers with Serial ATA (SATA), ribbon cables are replaced by smaller SATA cables. I suspect that ribbon cables generally will no longer be used on new systems within a few years.
2006-12-07 07:19:19 · answer #2 · answered by Ted S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ribbon cables connect the disc drive for example to the mother board inside the computer processor.
2006-12-07 07:16:12 · answer #3 · answered by Steven 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I assume you are talking about computer "ribbon cables". The are the thin, flat cables (about 2 inches wide) that connect the IDE devices (hard drives, CD drives, etc.) to the mainboard of the computer.
If you have these on your computer, you should upgrade to round cables...they allow more airflow within the case and therefore, better cooling.
2006-12-07 07:17:44 · answer #4 · answered by Dr_M_VanNostrand 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ribbon cables have their wires laid out and attached side by side like a ribbon, instead of in a bundle like a power cord. they have connectors on the ends instead of plugs.
2006-12-07 07:17:12 · answer #5 · answered by Joanne B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Often called IDE Cables, they are thin multi lined cables that transmit elecrtical signals that the computer dicyphers the bytes.
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2006-12-07 07:16:23 · answer #6 · answered by A+ Certified Professional 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
many wires bundled in parallel, as in a ribbon. I like the ones with pretty colors!
2006-12-07 07:17:34 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋