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please help with mod
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brother
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29. October 2004 @ 07:06 |
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I can not find a 40 pin male to male ide adapter ,need to connect 2 ide cables together.
tryed google search nothing
where can i buy one
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ddp
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29. October 2004 @ 07:43 |
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why are you trying to connect 2 ide cables together, for length( you can buy longer ones) or to put 4 ide drives on one cable( can't as bios can only see 2 ide drives each on primary & secondary connectors on motherboard)
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brother
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29. October 2004 @ 07:51 |
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hi
for length,making snake look a like in my case,got alot of round HD cables,but need to connectors.
PLEASE HELP
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ddp
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29. October 2004 @ 08:00 |
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try electrosonic or something like that to see if they have ide gender benders or if they have the male connectors for cables not motherboards so that you can make your own adapter, me i can do it as i do it all the time making cables but i haven't come across having to make an ide gender bender. it might end up cheaper to just buy longer ide cable
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brother
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29. October 2004 @ 08:12 |
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HI
WHAT would it cost 4 u to make one?
thank you for your time
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ddp
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29. October 2004 @ 08:50 |
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where are you loacted. i'm in ontario, canada
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brother
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29. October 2004 @ 09:35 |
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manitoba
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The_OGS
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29. October 2004 @ 11:05 |
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As Grapes would say "Good Canadian Boys eh"
I believe IDE cables are limited in length (by spec) to 40 inches or something.
Check out BigFoot
http://www.bigfootcomputers.com/
They have some way big honkin' cables available there...
But you will never find the adapter you seek
(the signals are very low-level and delicate)
Hope this helps,
Regards
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ddp
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29. October 2004 @ 11:20 |
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check around first, if cannot find let me know & we'll talk about it
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brother
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29. October 2004 @ 13:07 |
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cannot find one ,think you can make me an adapter.
thank you all
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ddp
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29. October 2004 @ 13:10 |
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i'll see what i can do, just that i don't have male cable connectors so i'll have to take off duff harddrives or cdroms
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brother
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29. October 2004 @ 14:20 |
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hi
see what u can do,and let me no
thank you friends
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31. October 2004 @ 13:04 |
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As THE_OGS said, IDE cables have a limit of 40 Inches.
Joining two cables togeter will go past this, therefore not allowing you to use it.
If you want to, just go buy the longest you can get and stick with that.
Thats why nobody makes IDE Cable Joiners.
CJC
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baabaa
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31. October 2004 @ 13:22 |
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Extra length = Extra Capacitance/Impedance/Noise = Data loss and corruption.
Still worth a go I suppose.............................
...............PIO is no go, DMA all the way...............
Beware of the Pixies - they move in over night and turn your life upside down
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ianski7
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31. October 2004 @ 19:22 |
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Hey!
I currently use a 36 inch cable to ghost a number of client machines and have had no problem.Just make sure you use the 80 wire variety opposed to the 40.
The 80 provides more shielding.
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The_OGS
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1. November 2004 @ 06:44 |
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Exactly true, lads.
But not worth a go Baabaa :)
I told them not to attempt it and gave a direct link to a Canadian source with a multitude of 36" cables.
Just one more advantage for SATA, I guess...
L8R
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baabaa
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1. November 2004 @ 08:08 |
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Quote:
But not worth a go Baabaa :)
Aw, that's gonna spoil the fun now.............
I just love Mr RF buzzing round looking for weak data lines...................
...............PIO is no go, DMA all the way...............
Beware of the Pixies - they move in over night and turn your life upside down
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ddp
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1. November 2004 @ 08:16 |
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if he wants the adapter, i'll make it for him. besides scsi cables can be up to 5+ ft long so he'll probably have no problem with an ide
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baabaa
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1. November 2004 @ 08:36 |
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I think that's why you'll find SCSI is a lot more shielded and also higher powered................
Besides, I did say it was worth a go, you never know, if there is not much RF around, it may just work.......................
...............PIO is no go, DMA all the way...............
Beware of the Pixies - they move in over night and turn your life upside down
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brother
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1. November 2004 @ 08:55 |
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hi
i no you can get large cables ,its just that a adapter
would be prfect for case mod .
you think they would sell 40pin MALE to male ide adapters.
thank you all
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ianski7
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1. November 2004 @ 09:04 |
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Hey!
Brother, what exactly are you trying to modify.
I'm curious because my buddy is into that stuff.
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brother
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1. November 2004 @ 09:12 |
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doing a case mod
connecting ide cables together ,to make a large Python
look a like .
the adapter will be the head
thanks for asking
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ianski7
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1. November 2004 @ 09:24 |
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brother
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1. November 2004 @ 09:26 |
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sure
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The_OGS
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2. November 2004 @ 12:45 |
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I checked it out and it seems the IDE thing is on its last legs, if you believe some people.
Apparently there really is no Ultra133, and Ultra100 (UDMA5) barely reaches the 40" on 80pin cable.
It and Ultra66 won't reach it at all with 40pin cables. (Crosstalk, signal integrity, ground, EMR, RFI)
Anyway forget that, we're overclockers :)
I thought this was a quick NooB question but you guys are knowledgeable and moddin' some cases or whatever, that's kewl.
You could build your creature with two IDE ports (I'd hack 'em out of old dead mobos I've got ;)
Or you could buy them as parts I guess, can you ddp?
Whichever, you would just have to solder the 40 lines and make your little device.
The key, obviously, is making it function LoL
My info is that DMA Mode 3 (Ultra ATA 33) should be good to go for what you're doing.
It's actually fine for the typical old, tired harddisk...
It's what our latest DVD burners run on.
BTW SATA optical drives have been spotted, kewl eh ddp?
Good luck guys, yes post pics please!
Edit: Shielded cables; 2 nice round expensive shielded cables will of course help ;)
L8R lads
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