Question: how many pins are on a pata ide motherboard connector
Answer: Type Internal storage device connector Production history Designer Western Digital , subsequently amended by many others Designed 1986 Superseded by Serial ATA ( 2003 ) General specifications Hot pluggable No External No Cable 40 or 80 wires ribbon cable Pins 40 Data Width 16 bits Bitrate 16 MB / s originally later 33 , 66 , 100 and 133 MB / s Max .