50 pin IDC male connector at the
controller and peripherals.
50 pin IDC female connector at the
cable.
This connector is mostly used for 2.5 IDE HDD of laptops and some other device. Equal to ATA (44) connector, except 50 pin connector used.
Although there are 50 pins in the plug, the mating receptacle need contain only 44 pins (the removal of pins 5 and 6 provides room for the wall of the receptacle). The first four pins of the connector plug located on the device are not to be connected to the host, as they are reserved for manufacturer’s use. Pins 5, 6 are keys, and are removed.
| Pin | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | Vendor specific |
| 2 | Vendor specific |
| 3 | Vendor specific |
| 4 | Vendor specific |
| 5 | keypin |
| 6 | keypin |