Which cables are hard-wired can vary, but typically the ATX 24-pin, one PCIe cable, 8 pin CPU, and EPS power are attached, with others able to be plugged in. The problem with this option is it's ...

There is no need for a master or slave distinction with SATA drives because they each connect to the motherboard with their own SATA cable. Two IDE/PATA drives, on the other hand, could share the ...

A PATA drive requires 39 or 40 holes in the data cable, and four pins on the power connection. A SATA drive requires two slot-type connectors, with seven contacts on the data connector and 15 ...