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 D#@> To: Green Dragon #35 @1916006
 D#@> Subject: Drive cables

 GD>>  and visa versa, remembering drive A: is the one at the end of the twist.
 >>  You may be limited tho' by the choice of pin/edge connectors on the cable

 GD>So the position of the drive with respect to the cable has an effect on the
 >drive letter?!??!?!?!!?  That sux!  So howz about if I have a Maxtor on the
 >nearest end & a Conner on the farthest end, then my Conner would be the
 >master & the Maxtor the slave?!?!?!?!?!!?!  Also, can a Conner & Maxtor exis
 >together?  A salesperson at a comp store said they can never be mixed...

 D#@> That only applies to floppy drives, for IDE hard drives it doesn't
 D#@> matter.

If I recall right, the end that a 3.5 uses has a twist in the ribbon cable
just before the connector, while the 5.25 doesn't. Hard disks are mix and
match, however you want to put the cable in to get the drives hooked up is
usually fine.

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