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#163552 - 30/05/2003 14:42 ide extension/converter
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old hand

Registered: 28/04/2002
Posts: 770
Loc: Los Angeles, CA
anyone know of any place that sells male-to-female 40/80pin ide converters? i need it for a project. quick google search doesnt yield any results. thinking that i might have to crimp them myself, or call the company that custom makes the ide cables for empeg.

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#163553 - 30/05/2003 16:26 Re: ide extension/converter [Re: image]
JBjorgen
carpal tunnel

Registered: 19/01/2002
Posts: 3584
Loc: Columbus, OH
Be careful...the spec for IDE isn't that long (I'm thinking 18 in.) I've heard of a couple people running them as far as 15ft., but you'll have widely varying success depending on the board and/or drive that you use. I'm sure Mark Lord could tell you more...
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#163554 - 30/05/2003 16:34 Re: ide extension/converter [Re: image]
davekirk
journeyman

Registered: 02/04/2002
Posts: 56
Loc: Las Vegas
There are actually only 39 pins in an ATA66/100/133 connector; and 78 conductors in the cable because each pin is individually grounded instead of all pins sharing one ground (If I recall correctly). What exactly are you trying to do? Trying to McGuyver something together with the old 40 pin ATA connector and ATA66/100/133 devices could be troublesome.

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#163555 - 30/05/2003 16:46 Re: ide extension/converter [Re: image]
robricc
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Registered: 30/10/2000
Posts: 4931
Loc: New Jersey, USA
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