2007-03-05 01:01:06 · 3 answers · asked by omondigeo 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Programming & Design
An IDE cable is a computer cable that connects various devices (typically harddrives or optical devices) to the mainboard (aka motherboard) of a computer.
It is also known as an ATA, ATAPI, PATA or UDMA cable.
See here for a picture:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Technology_Attachment
2007-03-05 01:06:55 · answer #1 · answered by EM 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first two answerers are wise. I'll add that there are 80 pin IDEs as well. Generally they're used to connect hard drives and CD/DVDs. IDE for hard drives is being overtaken by SATA, skinny little serial cables.
2007-03-05 09:12:50 · answer #2 · answered by Meg W 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
an ide cable is the flat gray ribbon cable that comes in most new computers these days, it commonly has a red mark/line down one side of it and has a 40 pin connection on both ends. ide stands for "Integrated Device Electronics" and is used to connect hard drives, cd-roms/dvd-roms to the motherboard
2007-03-05 09:09:23 · answer #3 · answered by Entprise21 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋