Nov 8, 2005 #1 B bitgod Gawd Joined Feb 20, 2003 Messages 996 Anyone know if you can just swap that stupid ribbon cable that connects the card to the bay with a standard rounded IDE cable? Sure would like to get that one ribbon cable out of the case.
Anyone know if you can just swap that stupid ribbon cable that connects the card to the bay with a standard rounded IDE cable? Sure would like to get that one ribbon cable out of the case.
Nov 9, 2005 #2 B Bugster 2[H]4U Joined Jun 30, 2000 Messages 2,268 you might be able to with a 40 pin IDE cable. Not the ata100 kind.
Nov 9, 2005 #3 I iownyou14 Limp Gawd Joined Aug 14, 2004 Messages 473 You can sleeve the cable by slicing the cable wires appart, sleeving it, and putting heatshrink at the ends. Also, its a 5.25" bay drive, not 3.5"
You can sleeve the cable by slicing the cable wires appart, sleeving it, and putting heatshrink at the ends. Also, its a 5.25" bay drive, not 3.5"
Nov 9, 2005 #4 B bitgod Gawd Joined Feb 20, 2003 Messages 996 >Also, its a 5.25" bay drive, not 3.5" Heh, I was just looking at that when I clicked on the topic, silly me.
>Also, its a 5.25" bay drive, not 3.5" Heh, I was just looking at that when I clicked on the topic, silly me.
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