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    Power Macintosh G3 (Blue and White): Small Gap In Internal Cable
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8/9/99
8/9/99
TOPIC

    When installing memory I noticed a small hole in one of the cables inside my computer. Is this normal?

DISCUSSION

    This cable is called the IDE/ATA ribbon cable. One end of the cable plugs into the back of the CD-ROM drive and Zip drive (if present). The other end of the cable plugs into the IDE connector on the logic board. This connector is located on the left side of the logic board, near the hard drive(s), and is closest to the rear panel. The small hole or gap is 1mm x 4mm and is on the 67th lead (counting from the first lead at the rear of the computer) of the cable. See Figure 1.


    Figure 1: IDE/ATA ribbon cable (gap highlighted).

    The IDE/ATA ribbon cable was designed to have this small gap. Therefore, the gap does not adversely affect the operation of the cable and there is no need to have the cable or computer serviced.

Document Information
Product Area: Computers
Category: Power Macintosh
Sub Category: Power Macintosh G3 - Blue and White

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