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MikeSchinkel
05-26-2001, 02:13 AM
I'm building a PC and am running into a problem where the ATA/66 cable is simply about 1/2 as long I it needs to be to reach the drive bays. Is there any way to extend one of the cables? What if I use old 40 pin cables instead? Thanks in advance.
muno
05-26-2001, 02:16 AM
Get longer ata66 cable. Running with the 40pin ata cable will revert the drive to udma33.
-M
lynchmob
05-26-2001, 02:27 PM
They can be had in 24" lengths.I saw them but cant remember where.
lynch
Brangwen
05-26-2001, 02:54 PM
Mike:


Try www.a2zcables.com/ (http://www.a2zcables.com/)


I've never shopped there, but interesting site. Up to 36 inch long IDE cables??? Hmm...

Brangwen http://www.sysopt.com/forum/wink.gif
MikeSchinkel
05-26-2001, 03:15 PM
Thanks for the replies! I stopped by my local Microcenter, and lo-and-behold; there they had 36" ATA/66 cables. So much for making an assumption! :-)