On page 4, there is an "IDE Power" connector. It looks a lot like a 4 pin CPU fan connector, but it (obviously) provides different voltages that are appropriate for 3.5" IDE drives (5V, 12V) and the ...

Repair technician on BiliBili replaces melted 12V-2x6 power connector on an RTX 5090 Astral with a newer variant featuring ...

The invisible cable "Back to the Future" (BTF) design ethos has been evolved a step further by its creator, DIY-APE, to just ...

Parallel ATA (IDE) uses 40 pins, not 26. 26 was for floppies. But it's a standard 40-pin "header" connector. Sometimes called "IDC". CF cards have the PATA interface on a 50-pin connector. I don't ...

We all like to standardise. But there doesn’t appear to be any pin number system defined for one of the most popular wire-to-board connector sets. Marking the PCB pin header isn’t so important, as the ...

I2C is a wonderful interface. With four wires and only two GPIOs, you can connect a whole lot of sensors and devices – in parallel, at that! You will see I2C used basically everywhere, in every phone, ...

Graphics Cards Goodbye 12VHPWR meltgate? Asus shows its cable-hiding BTF tech is capable of handling more power than an RTX 5090 will ever use Graphics Cards The first reported case of an AMD RX 9070 ...

Apple could provide users of the 2022 iPad Pro with more connectivity to accessories, with a rumor claiming a pair of "four-pin connectors" will be added to the tablet's casing. The iPad Pro has a ...