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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Stealth on January 27, 2004, 08:31:17 am

Title: long IDE cables?
Post by: Stealth on January 27, 2004, 08:31:17 am

where can i find an IDE cable that's longer than usual?

cause my server case is massive, and the IDE cables don't even stretch halfway across :-/

Title: long IDE cables?
Post by: Zarax on January 27, 2004, 08:37:26 am

You may try to make a long one by joining several small ones...
It's tricky and requires a lot of attention but it works fine most of time...

Title: long IDE cables?
Post by: Stealth on January 27, 2004, 08:53:01 am

yeah but there's no way i'm going to connect an 80 pin IDE cable manually :p :D

do they make little devices like Female/Female IDE cable couplets to connect two IDEs together?

Title: long IDE cables?
Post by: Admiral LSD on January 27, 2004, 09:07:16 am

The IDE spec says cables aren't supposed to be longer than 40cm but you can get them in lengths longer than that, the round cables especially come in lengths up to 85cm (and maybe even longer). I have 4 of the 85cm rounded IDE cables in my HQ-08 full tower and haven't noticed anything unusual. The only problem with the rounded cables is because they're an "enthusiast" item they're outrageously overpriced.

Title: long IDE cables?
Post by: Bobboau on January 27, 2004, 09:44:34 am

yes, but they are cool (and alow better air curculation)

Title: long IDE cables?
Post by: Admiral LSD on January 27, 2004, 10:10:40 am

That's debatable:

http://members.westnet.com.au/gweber/Insides/DSCF0001.JPG
(Warning: 3.2 megapixel pic alert!)

With a bit of effort I could make 4 flat cables take up less space in that hole than the 4 rounded ones. I guess it varies with case design.

(And yes, I'm fully aware I need to dust the inside of my computer, I just don't relish the thought of lugging this behemoth out to the shed to use the air compresssor)

Title: long IDE cables?
Post by: Stealth on January 27, 2004, 03:07:39 pm

yeah well mine have to go at leaset 90 CM, :-/

Title: long IDE cables?
Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on January 27, 2004, 03:40:34 pm

Put the server in a vice.

Yes

Title: long IDE cables?
Post by: kode on January 27, 2004, 04:10:30 pm

the maximum length is one meter, before it becomes really really slow due to errors. at least with flat cables, maybe the rounded ones are a little better.

get an ide controller card and wire from that ;)

Title: long IDE cables?
Post by: Liberator on January 27, 2004, 05:02:49 pm

Stealth:
http://www.directron.com/cbl-ide-l.html

or, if you prefer round

http://www.directron.com/roundide.html

Title: long IDE cables?
Post by: Bobboau on January 27, 2004, 09:29:14 pm

the round ones are sheilded so I would expect them to be a bit better, though , I have no evedence,

also, I need to get SCSI,
wow, they are expensive!

Title: long IDE cables?
Post by: Kamikaze on January 27, 2004, 10:41:17 pm

www.xoxide.com has some

EDIT: damn, they're sold out...

I have 36" rounded cables from xoxide (UV reactive too, hehe) for my Matrix full tower case, have to be that long to reach the CD/DVD drives. :p

Title: long IDE cables?
Post by: Bobboau on January 27, 2004, 10:54:02 pm

I think I'm going to need one of them cold florecent lights, not just becase it looks cool (and for this I already have quite a bit of cool glowyness) but more importantly becase I simply need more light when mucking about in there, I can barely see anything

Title: long IDE cables?
Post by: Admiral LSD on January 28, 2004, 01:50:52 am

A normal person would just get one of those lamps on the adjustable arms...

Title: long IDE cables?
Post by: Stealth on January 28, 2004, 08:31:59 am

Quote

Originally posted by Kamikaze

I have 36" rounded cables from xoxide (UV reactive too, hehe) for my Matrix full tower case, have to be that long to reach the CD/DVD drives. :p

you think your case is big?  you've got no idea...

Title: long IDE cables?
Post by: Bobboau on January 28, 2004, 08:39:07 am

Quote

Originally posted by Admiral LSD
A normal person...

I think we can just stop there :D

Title: long IDE cables?
Post by: Liberator on January 28, 2004, 10:38:30 am

Umm, shouldn't the system be powered down when you're working on it?:confused: :wtf::blah:

Title: long IDE cables?
Post by: Bobboau on January 28, 2004, 11:08:49 am

yes, but that doesn't mean I can't make a secondary power suply for it