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IDE 40-Pin (44-Pin IDE SFF) Hard Disk Connector


  40-pin, shrouded berg strip.

Recommended connector & cable: 
Connector 3M 3417-7000 or equivalent
Strain relief 3M 3448-2040 or equivalent
Flat cable 3M 3365-40 or 3M 3517-40 or equivalent
(max.length 0.46 m (18 Inch))


IDE 40-Pin (44-Pin IDE SFF) Connector.
ANSI ATA-2  (AT Attachment) Rev. 2j.  dated 2 Dec.-1994

Pin I/O Signal Name Pin I/O Signal Name
1 I -RESET 2 N/A Ground
3 I/O D7 4 O D8
5 I/O D6 6 O D9
7 I/O D5 8 O D10
9 I/O D4 10 O D11
11 I/O D3 12 O D12
13 I/O D2 14 O D13
15 I/O D1 16 O D14
17 I/O D0 18 O D15
19 NA Ground 20 NA (key)
21 NA Reserved 22 NA Ground
23 I -IOW 24 NA Ground
25 I -IOR 26 NA Ground
27 O IORDY 28 NA Reserved
(VCC pullup)
29 NA Reserved 30 NA Ground
31 O IRQ 32 O -IOCS16
(VCC pullup)
33 I A1 34 I/O -PDIAG
35 I A0 36 I Dev.-addr. A2
37 I -HFCS0 38 I -HFCS1
39 NA -DASP 40 NA Ground
--- --- 44-Pin IDE SFF --- --- 44-Pin IDE SFF
41 PWR +5V(logic) 42 PWR +5V(motor)
43 PWR GND 44 I -Type(0=ATA)


The PC provides a dedicated I/O channel for connecting a hard disk drive. The signals that are provided by this connector include the 16-bit data bus, address lines A0 to A2, IRQ14, and -IOCS16. These signals operate in the same way as the normal I/O-channel signals.

The address decode logic for the hard disk drive is on the system board. On a valid decode of A0 through A15 equal to hex 01F0 through 01F7, -CS0 (hex 0170 through 0177, -CS2 for a secondary hard disk drive) goes active. On a valid decode of A0 through A15 equal to hex 03F6 through 03F7, -CS1 (hex 0376 through 0377, -CS3 for a secondary hard disk drive) goes active.


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