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It's a slimline slot-load DVD drive.. It doesn't fit in your average 2.5" or 3.5" USB HD/DVD enclosure.. It won't fit in anything, in fact.. It's way to small. It's like a laptop DVD drive almost.. It's an SR-8185-C made by Matsushita..

Hmmm, I think I need 80-pin because of automotive interference, in which case 80-pin will help with grounding and reducing signals... Yes, this is ONLY FOR DVD... Damn.. maybe I'll just get some bulk 40-pin IDE ribbon and try it out... I'll try this link for $0.80/foot.. Sounds like a deal to...

I have a Pioneer Slot-Load, but the thing is it sucks WAY too much power for a car-based computer system. The slimline DVD players suck far less, or so I've been told (haven't actually measured current or wattage). My Mini-ITX PC doesn't even have SCSI support and I'm already using the 1 PCI...

Well let me explain my project.... I have a Mini-ITX PC in the trunk of my car, and I want a slot-load DVD player up front. Unfortunately, slot-load DVD players do not come in USB flavor, furthermore, I already have the slimline slot-load DVD player from an IMAC which I've rigged up to use a...

Ok, I'm sensing a little bit of skepticism here... and rightly so.. But it works, I have numerous people who have confirmed it, all of which are running long IDE cables in their CAR for that matter, where there is very intense electric fields all over the place, including throughout the steel...

Thanks for the reply. I am trying to make a really long cable (15'), and no one sells them this long. (Yes, I realize this technically far exceeds the IDE rating, but it works, trust me, so it doesn't matter. Many people have successfully done it and had no problems even transferring large...

Anyone?

I'm trying to make an IDE cable using the 80-pin IDE ribbon. This will prevent cross-talk because every other wire is a ground wire.. My question is: How do I wire this up to the 40-pin connectors?? I'm sure that each ground wire (every other wire) must link up somewhere, but WHERE? Perhaps...