Originally posted by: bX510
Okay, just to make sure. This would work for the drive. correct?
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Yes, it should work fine for any ATA drive, but I find ribbon cable more flexible, if you have a small case with limited space rounded cable can be a pain, especially the length of cable between the master and slave, if it's more than the distance than between the drives.
So, I'll assume that the existing cable to the old DVD drive just has one connection or you'd rather have the rounded cable.
Another option might be to just replace the old DVD drive with a DVD burner and not have to get another cable.
Also looking back you asked about the bump on top of the cable
some older most likely 40 wire cable might not have the bump which helps to make sure the cable is plugged in correctly if there is no bump then you need to go with the line on the side of the ribbon, usually a red stripe, and the pin marked as pin one on the drive.