What is the maximum number of devices that you can connect to an 80-wire PATA cable?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 16
D) 63
E) 127
F) My 80-wire cable doesn’t even get HBO
The answer: B) 2
A PATA connection can support a maximum of two devices per cable, regardless of the number of wires.
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