Sonnet Technologies Tempo Ultra ATA66 Host Adapter - Manual (Page 9)

Identifying Ultra ATA66 Cable
There are three types of ATA cables available.
Depending on the type of drive being connected, it
is important to use the right cable.
• Ultra ATA66 Cable – The Ultra ATA66 cable
(Figure 5) packaged with the Tempo Ultra
ATA66 connects the Tempo to your IDE hard drive.
It features an 80-conductor cable with three 40-pin
connectors and allows the connection of up to two
drives. This cable is required to take advantage of
Ultra ATA/66 technology; however, it is fully
backward-compatible with Ultra ATA/33 drives.
• Standard ATA Cable – Uses a 40-pin,
40-conductor cable to connect IDE drives to the
40-pin IDE connectors of PCI-based computers.
A standard ATA cable supports ATA/33 but does not
support Ultra ATA/66 technology.
• CS (Cable Select) ATA Cable – Not commonly
used, the CS ATA cable is required when each drive
on the cable has an identical CS jumper setting.
A CS ATA cable is not supported with the Tempo
Ultra ATA66.
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Support Note:
If you are planning on
adding three or four drives to your
computer, you will require an additional Ultra
ATA66 cable, which is sold separately. DO NOT
use a CS ATA cable. It is not supported.
Host Connector
(connects to Tempo Ultra ATA66
Macintosh PCI Host Adapter)
Slave Connector
Master Connector
80-conductor cable for Ultra ATA/66
Figure 5