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Sony CRX 230E CD RW drive IDE 52x 32x Internal Black
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Lot4 3ft 36 Dual 2 device IDE HD CD DVD 133 PATA Round Cable Cord WireBLACK
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35 IDE HARD DISK BOX EXTERNAL USB 20 ENCLOSURE CASE BLACK
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35 USB 20 External IDE Hard Driver Black Case Box
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35 IDE HDD HARD DRIVE ENCLOSURE CASE USB BLACK
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IDE Cable Set of 4 Colors 19 Round ATA 133 Red Yellow Copper Black NEW Best
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The Encyclopedia of Black Collectibles A Value and Ide
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IDE Cable Set of 3 Colors 19 Round ATA 133 Red Yellow Black NEW Best Price
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IDE Cable Set of 3 Colors 19 Round ATA 133 Copper Black NEW Best Price
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USB 25 Hard Drive IDE External Enclosure Case Black
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Various Brands IDE CD ROM Drive Black
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Lite On SOHD 16P9S 16x Black DVD ROM E IDE Drive
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Sony DRU 842A 20x DVDRW DL IDE Drive w Software Black
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Sony DW D26A DVDRW +R DL drive IDE Internal Black PC
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35 INCH IDE HARD DISK DRIVE BOX EXTERNAL USB 20 ENCLOSURE CASE BLACK
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LG GCC 4481B 48x24x48 CD RW 16x DVD ROM IDE Drive Black
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H L Data GCR 8481B Black 48x IDE CD ROM Refurb
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Dell Samsung 12x IDE Black DVD ROM Drive SD 12 86UEF
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Hitachi LG GDR 8163B Black IDE 16x DVD ROM DriveLK
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35 IDE HARD DISK BOX EXTERNAL USB ENCLOSURE CASE BLACK
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Vantec NexStar 3 35 IDE Enclosure NST 360U2 BK Black
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Black IDE to SATA or SATA to IDE Adapter Converter
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Toshiba SD C2712 TA Slim DVD 8X IDE Black Refurbished
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Black Sony AD 7560A 8x DVD RW DL Laptop IDE Drive
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Element 2000 BK 25in IDE HDD to USB20 External Enclosure Black
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Element 2000 BK Black 25in IDE HDD to USB20 External Enclosure
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Microsoft XBOX Official BLACK WD 8 GB Internal Hard Drive MS Refurbished Part
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New Durable Stylish Card HDD IDE 25 Holder Case Black
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LG CRD 8482B 48x Internal IDE CD ROM Drive Black
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35 INCH External IDE Hard Drive USB Enclosure Black HARD DISK HDD
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LG Apple CRD 8484B CD ROM Drive Black Bezel 678 0319 IDE ATAPI
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Sony CRX215E5 48x CD Recordable ReWritable CD RW Drive Black Bezel IDE ATAPI
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Sony CRX320E CD R RW DVD ROM Combo Drive Black Bezel IDE ATAPI
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Sony CRX217E 48x CD R RW Drive Black Bezel IDE ATAPI
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35 USB 20 External IDE Hard Driver Black Enclosure
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LG GSA H44N CD DVD RW DL Dual Layer Drive Black Interface IDE
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Replacement Internal Hard Drive Case HDD Xbox 360 Slim Black
Replacement Internal Hard Drive Case HDD Xbox 360 Slim Black $6.74
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StarTech Infosafe 35in Black External USB IDE Hard Drive Enclosure IDE3510U2
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NEW Samsung SH M522 52x CD R 32x CD RW 16x DVD Combo Black IDE 525 Drive
NEW Samsung SH M522 52x CD R 32x CD RW 16x DVD Combo Black IDE 525 Drive $0.99
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BLACK 35 Hard Drive Disk HDD SATA IDE Plastic Storage Container Tank Box Case
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Toshiba Samsung DVD CD ROM IDE Disk Drive Black SH D162
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For Microsoft Xbox 360 Slim Black Internal Hard Drive Disk 320GB
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CRU 8410 0000 0500 DATAPORT V PLUS IDE BLACK ROHS COMPLETE ASSEMBLY CARRIER
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HP DVD RW DRIVE BLACK 16x16x8x IDE SOHW 1673S CT2
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HP DVD RW DRIVE BLACK 16x16x8x IDE 376461 ED0
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HP DVD RW DRIVE BLACK 16x16x8x IDE SOHW 1673S
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Black Masscool UE211 25in IDE to USB 20 Aluminum HDD External Enclosure
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35 USB to IDE HDD Hard Driver Black case Enclosure
35 USB to IDE HDD Hard Driver Black case Enclosure $9.69
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Lot of 20 Various Brand 48x IDE Internal CD ROM Drives Black
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StarTech IDE Drive Removable Hard Drive Drawer SNT127ABK in Black
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NEW DYNEX DX PHD25 25 PATA ATA EIDE IDE HARD DRIVE USB 20 ENCLOSURE KIT BLACK
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NEW DYNEX DX PHD25 25 EIDE IDE PATA ATA HARD DRIVE USB 20 ENCLOSURE KIT BLACK
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NEW BLACK VANTEC 35 IDE HARD DRIVE ENCLOSURE USB2
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Teac CD 224E CD ROM Drive IDE 24X Black
Teac CD 224E CD ROM Drive IDE 24X Black $6.99
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M9 Packard Bell Black 35 Network Attach Storage IDE to USB LAN Enclosure
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Apple DCR 111PD SuperDrive DVD R CD RW IDE ATAPI Drive Black Bezel
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Western Digital Caviar Black 500 GB Internal Hard Drive SATA 600 7200 WD5002AALX
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Dell Inspiron 6000 Black IDE ATA SCB5265 CD RW DVD ROM Laptop Combo Drive
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Black Red Flexible SATA 6+7 Pin to IDE Data Power Cable
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IMICRO 35IN USB20 SATA IDE EXTERNAL DRIVE ENCLOSURE BLACK IMBS35GBK
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Plextor PX 716AL DVDRW R DL drive IDE Internal Black
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IBM 39M3538 IBM ThinkCentre IDE Combo Drive Black eServer
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35 USB 20 to SATA IDE HDD Exteral Enclosure Case Black
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Black Aluminum 35 External HDD Hard Disk Drive Enclosure IDE USB 20
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USB 20 Black to SATA IDE HDD Exteral Enclosure Case 35
USB 20 Black to SATA IDE HDD Exteral Enclosure Case 35 $44.27
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Hitachi 48x IDE CD ROM Drive Black
Hitachi 48x IDE CD ROM Drive Black $19.99
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Hitachi LG GCE 8483B 48x24x48 CD RW IDE Drive Black
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LG GCC 4481B 48x24x48 CDRW 16x DVD ROM IDE Drive Black
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LG GCC 4482B 48x24x48 CD RW 16x DVD ROM IDE Drive Black
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LG GDR 8082N 8x DVD ROM Notebook IDE Drive Black
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LG GDR 8163B 16x DVD ROM IDE Drive Black
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Lite On SOHD 167T 16x DVD ROM IDE Drive Black
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Lite On SOHD 16P9S 16x DVD ROM IDE Drive Black
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Samsung 52x CD ROM IDE Drive Black
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Samsung SC 148 48x CD ROM IDE Drive Black
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Samsung SD 616 16x DVD ROM IDE Drive Black
Samsung SD 616 16x DVD ROM IDE Drive Black $19.99
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Samsung SW 252 52x32x52 CD RW IDE Drive Black
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Samsung TS H492 52x32x52 CD RW 16x DVD ROM IDE Drive Black
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Sony CRX310EE 48x32x48 CD RW 16x DVD ROM IDE Drive Black
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Sony DDU1615 16x DVD ROM IDE Drive Black
Sony DDU1615 16x DVD ROM IDE Drive Black $19.99
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DVD ROM IDE Internal OEM Drive Black Major Brand Refurbished
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IDE to SATA or SATA to IDE Adapter Converter Black
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NEC ND 1100A 40x16x10x DVD+RW IDE Drive Black
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Asus DRW 1814BL Black 18X DVD RW +RW IDE Drives LightScribe
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NEC NR 9100A 40x10x40 CD RW IDE Drive Black Compact Works
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Mukii Zipo Series ZIO P210 25 SATA IDE HDD Protector 2PCS PK BLACK
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Black Mini Portable 25 USB 20 IDE External Hard Drive Enclosure
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Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1 TB Internal Hard Drive Hot Swappable
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Need Help With The IDE Cables?

I Have 2 Hard Disks And A DVD Rom and i Recently Bought a new power supply so at the shop where i bought the power supply from ,The Guy Connected One Of The IDE Cables to the master hard disk

So the two Other IDE Cables one of them is has a yellow wire witch is coming from the plug witch is connected to the master hard disk.

And the other IDE Cable has a red wire and two black wire coming from the IDE Plug witch is connected to the master hard disk.

I Need To Know Witch one of the cables Must witch one must be connected to the slave hard disk and witch one must be connected to the DVD Rom
I Know It's So Complicated so this Pic Must Help..
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In The Picture
Behind No.1 is the IDE Plug connected to the master hard disk
No.2 are Cables Coming from the power suppluy
Above No.3 is a wire connected to a SATA Cable
I Mean IDE Power Cables

The 4 pin white plugs are Molex power connectors. It doesn't really matter which way you connect them unless you have an expensive power supply (which i really doubt). Just connect them to the drives in a way that fits. (Normally if you have lots of drives it can be a pain actually getting the cables connected in such a way that they reach.)

Ides of March: Implementing Reg Nms in a Volatile Market

With the SEC poised to gear up its Reg NMS trading regulations March 5--right smack in the middle of a stock market correction churning with record volume--the NYSE has asked the agency to delay implementing at least some of the new rules designed to electronically harness markets together to give investors the best price available.

The NYSE cited electronic platform linking issues in asking for the delay.

The unlikely timing of the SEC announcement of the new rule with the recent electronic trading debacle at the NYSE is strange enough. But listening to NYSE Chief John Thain wordsmith to CNBC reporter Bob Pisani March 2, denying that the SEC was investigating his exchange brought me eerily back to my days as an investigative business reporter.

The words “investigative,” “probe” and “looking at” might seem synonymous to most civilians. But the effective dissemination of this often accusatory and potentially libelous phraseology is a PR pro’s most effective arsenal against nosy reporters and ambitious editors.

Thain denied any investigation by the SEC was underway of its electronic trading system, which basically failed miserably during one of the worst selloffs in years. Technically, Thain is correct. There is no “official” investigation. But there is a probe, or questions, if you will, that the SEC began asking almost immediately.

So why all the semantics? Why not just level with the investing public that the Big Board wasn’t quite ready to handle a 45 percent jump in average daily trading volume as 2.2 billion shares changed hands?

That doesn’t exactly inspire investor confidence--something we all need right now.

To give this some perspective, July 2002 was the last time the markets handled more than 2 billion shares on three consecutive days.

NYSE Group has responded to the problems by doubling its capacity to process electronic trading messages between brokerages, Thain told CNBC Feb. 28.

Reuters reported a Wall Street Journal story March 1 that the SEC was probing NYSE trading overload. In particular, the regulators are looking into whether the NYSE’s shift to electronic trading hamstrung its ability to handle the surge in volume, according to the news reports

More concerning is history repeating itself. This isn’t the first time that the NYSE has asked the SEC to postpone implementing Reg NMS. (It did so in February, asking the SEC for a 30 day extension to conincide with the roll-out of its trading system upgrades, which was granted.) Nor is it the first time the NYSE halted trading in a turbulent market.

The NYSE imposed trading curbs during the Black Monday stock market crash nearly twenty years ago, which many people blamed on program trading.

The trading phase of Regulation NMS was slated to go live March 5.

Erik Sirri, director of the SEC's division of market regulation said in a statement that he acknowledges the rollout of new trading systems "inevitably presents challenges for the market and its participants".

Sirri further stated,"exceptional trading volume and price volatility of the equity markets over the last few days raise the potential of even greater challenges.”

That said, we'll be "looking at" any burps in electronic trading today as the markets look down another week of wild mood swings.

About the Author

John T. Fakler is an award-winning former business journalist with more than 12 years experience covering public companies, law and corporate governance. He is currently a media relations consultant with Media Logistics LLC and a counselor member of the National Investor Relations Institute.

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