Dazed_75 wrote:
> On 11/29/06, *Nathan England* <nathan@paysonlinux.org
> <mailto:nathan@paysonlinux.org>> wrote:
> They included an 'earth' wire between each main wire that transfers
> data. This
> allows a higher data rate through put because there is less
> interference.
> Basically, every wire is grounded.
>
>
> More clearly, the extra 40 wires are all grounded making the original 40
> wires be essentially shielded and thereby reducing crossover
> interference. This is important to using faster interface speeds
> because the signals are cleaner.
Thanks to both of you for clearing that up. I was just scratching my
head over that, installing new drives in a server. I'll use the new 80
wire cables! :)
--
Darrin Chandler | Phoenix BSD Users Group
dwchandler@stilyagin.com | http://bsd.phoenix.az.us/
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