colour coded IDE connector?

[Joseph]

When looking at the mother board is it possible to tell if its ATA-133
or ATA-100?

Suppose the IDE connector is coloured Blue is this ATA-133 or is it
ATA-100?

What about IDE connector as white color?

And of course I assume IDE black colour connector is the old ATA-33 (ie
slow)

 

[Rod Speed]

When looking at the mother board is it
possible to tell if its ATA-133 or ATA-100?

Nope, no visible difference.

Suppose the IDE connector is coloured
Blue is this ATA-133 or is it ATA-100?

Can be either, or ATA-66 too.

What about IDE connector as white color?

The color doesnt tell you.

And of course I assume IDE black colour
connector is the old ATA-33 (ie slow)

That is more common, but not absolutely guaranteed.

The best way to work out the connector speed is to see
what the manual says, from the web site if you dont have it.

 

[Odie Ferrous]

Nope, no visible difference.


Can be either, or ATA-66 too.


The color doesnt tell you.


That is more common, but not absolutely guaranteed.

The best way to work out the connector speed is to see
what the manual says, from the web site if you dont have it.

.....and given that there's no real-world speed difference, between
100/133 it's not even worth the bother.


Odie

 

[Cl.Massé]

When looking at the mother board is it possible to tell if its ATA-133
or ATA-100?

Suppose the IDE connector is coloured Blue is this ATA-133 or is it
ATA-100?

What about IDE connector as white color?

And of course I assume IDE black colour connector is the old ATA-33 (ie
slow)

The blue connector is the primary port, the black one is the secondary one.