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FDD with a 40-Pin I/F connector???

Dec 28, 2009 8:24AM PST

Found it in my garage, came from an older computer. It has a 40-pin connector with a 40-wire ribbon cable. The cable has 2 40-pin FDD plugs and one 40-pin MB plug. Were 40-pin cables the standard at one time? Like in the computer dark ages???

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make, model please.
Dec 28, 2009 9:11AM PST

The Zip IDE floppy drive was 40 pin.

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Sounds like standard IDE
Dec 29, 2009 1:38AM PST

Floppys, I think were 34 wire. Cables that could accommodate 2 drives had a twisted section. As well, there were older floppy drives that had a "card edge" type connector. Yours sounds like the older IDE cable prior to "ultra" ATA.

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Post picture?
Dec 29, 2009 5:48AM PST

If you can post a link to some pix, then we can guess better. Many times the maker puts a model# or reference via "silk-screeb" ont eh PCB, verify and inspect for that. That way you know what model# is really is and google for that. Also, just what is your questin if any.

tada -----Willy Happy

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Update
Jan 1, 2010 11:55AM PST

Turned out it is an Iomega Zipdrive that I had forgotten about.