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#235470 - 28/09/2004 16:22 Drive upgrade woes
hussein stranger Registered: 30/11/2000 Posts: 72	Hi all, I tried to upgrade my drive (add a second drive actually) last night and in the process I broke the IDE cable that connects the HD to the Empeg motherboard. Basically the plastic that snaps the pins to the cable itself came off. Where can I find a repalcement? Is this an ordinary 2.5" to 2.5" laptop IDE drive (is there a standard in teh laptop world)?
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#235471 - 28/09/2004 16:23 Re: Drive upgrade woes [Re: hussein]
tfabris carpal tunnel Registered: 20/12/1999 Posts: 31600 Loc: Seattle, WA	It is not a standard part, it is custom-crimped at specific lengths. Please follow the "Eutronix" link above to order a new cable. _________________________ Tony Fabris
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#235472 - 28/09/2004 19:19 Re: Drive upgrade woes [Re: hussein]
SE_Sport_Driver carpal tunnel Registered: 05/01/2001 Posts: 4903 Loc: Detroit, MI USA	Did you remove the hot glue? _________________________ Brad B.
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#235473 - 28/09/2004 19:32 Re: Drive upgrade woes [Re: SE_Sport_Driver]
tfabris carpal tunnel Registered: 20/12/1999 Posts: 31600 Loc: Seattle, WA	Yeah, um, if you're working on the drives, rememeber to read and carefully follow the instructions in here so that you don't do careless things like break the ide connectors because you didn't remove the glue first. _________________________ Tony Fabris
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#235474 - 28/09/2004 23:07 Re: Drive upgrade woes [Re: tfabris]
hussein stranger Registered: 30/11/2000 Posts: 72	Yeah I removed the hot glue (eventually) but I was a bit too eager at first...
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#235475 - 09/10/2004 05:30 Re: Drive upgrade woes [Re: hussein]
hussein stranger Registered: 30/11/2000 Posts: 72	Ok, my new replacement cable came in th email today. But I just realized - I can't install two hard drives in my Empeg. Both my old cable and the new cable are too short. The space between the two IDE slots is too small. Does the Eutronix cable with the two extra inches fix this?
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#235476 - 09/10/2004 09:31 Re: Drive upgrade woes [Re: hussein]
SE_Sport_Driver carpal tunnel Registered: 05/01/2001 Posts: 4903 Loc: Detroit, MI USA	Is the "old cable" the one that came with your empeg? If so, it should be plenty long. The Eutronix cable (worth buying) is longer between the first drive and the IDE header on the main board. It gives more room between the drives and the board but will have no effect on the slack between the two drives. Are you sure you're hooking it up right? The "folded" part of the cable goes between the two drives and the straight, unfolded part goes to the IDE header. _________________________ Brad B.
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#235477 - 09/10/2004 14:46 Re: Drive upgrade woes [Re: SE_Sport_Driver]
maczrool pooh-bah Registered: 13/01/2002 Posts: 1649 Loc: Louisiana, USA	I don't really understand the cause of the problem either. Every cable we make is pretty close in dimensions as we use templates to produce them. The standard cables we make and tried have all fit two drive units just fine. Stu _________________________ If you want it to break, buy Sony!
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#235478 - 09/10/2004 18:16 Re: Drive upgrade woes [Re: maczrool]
webroach old hand Registered: 23/07/2003 Posts: 869 Loc: Colorado	Quote: I don't really understand the cause of the problem either. Every cable we make is pretty close in dimensions as we use templates to produce them. The standard cables we make and tried have all fit two drive units just fine. I have to say the cable I just received from you (the 2" + version) worked great, fit perfectly, and got my empeg up and running instantly. _________________________ Dave
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#235479 - 09/10/2004 19:44 Re: Drive upgrade woes [Re: maczrool]
tfabris carpal tunnel Registered: 20/12/1999 Posts: 31600 Loc: Seattle, WA	Any chance he's simply putting it on backwards? _________________________ Tony Fabris
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#235480 - 09/10/2004 21:24 Re: Drive upgrade woes [Re: tfabris]
maczrool pooh-bah Registered: 13/01/2002 Posts: 1649 Loc: Louisiana, USA	I just heard back from him. That seemed to be the case. He got it working. Stu _________________________ If you want it to break, buy Sony!
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#235481 - 09/10/2004 22:20 Re: Drive upgrade woes [Re: tfabris]
hussein stranger Registered: 30/11/2000 Posts: 72	Yup. It was a dumb user error. On backwards
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#235482 - 10/10/2004 02:58 Re: Drive upgrade woes [Re: hussein]
SE_Sport_Driver carpal tunnel Registered: 05/01/2001 Posts: 4903 Loc: Detroit, MI USA	I'm glad you got it sorted out! _________________________ Brad B.
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