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mrap1 · 09-06-2004, 08:08 PM

Normally on an 80 conductor IDE cable the blue end plugs into the motherboard and then the middle grey and black ends plug into the drives. Due to a unique drive arrangement (the drives are arranged side by side) this standard configuration renders my cables too short. Is it possible to plug the black end into the mobo and use the blue and middle grey connectors for the drives? I would just try it to see if it works but since I'm using it in my Tivo I'd like to experiment as little as possible.

I wouldn't be opposed to buying a new cable but all of the cables I've seen online (even the 36") seem like they would also be too short. So if anyone has any suggestions where I could find a cable where the two drive connectors are seperated by a longer distance that would be great too.

09-06-2004, 08:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
mrap1 Insane Location: NY	IDE cable question Normally on an 80 conductor IDE cable the blue end plugs into the motherboard and then the middle grey and black ends plug into the drives. Due to a unique drive arrangement (the drives are arranged side by side) this standard configuration renders my cables too short. Is it possible to plug the black end into the mobo and use the blue and middle grey connectors for the drives? I would just try it to see if it works but since I'm using it in my Tivo I'd like to experiment as little as possible. I wouldn't be opposed to buying a new cable but all of the cables I've seen online (even the 36") seem like they would also be too short. So if anyone has any suggestions where I could find a cable where the two drive connectors are seperated by a longer distance that would be great too.