IDE Cable Extension???

[Asparagus]

I have a setup with 2 hard drives and 2 DVD drives...however, my IDE cables are just about 2" too short to give me the best master/slave configuration. Do IDE cable "extension cables" exist???

 

[jpeyton]

Yes, it's called buying a longer cable.

 

[Texun]

There was a spec for max IDE cable length which, IIRC was 18 inches.

This is old but worth a read - LINKME

 

[engiNURD]

svc.com has good prices on 24" and 36" rounded IDE cables. Check out their other stuff too, to make the most out of that shipping charge, hehe.

 

[Asparagus]

I'm using 24" cables right now which are about 2" too short...could go up to 36" but would rather not increase the risk of data corruption with the excessively long cable. I was just curious to know if there is such a thing as a short extension cable (maybe 2" or 4") that I could add on to my 24" cable...

 

[Frintin]

Never heard of any IDE extensions like you desire.

 

[Jiggz]

No such thing. What you can do is re-locate the drives or use a longer cable.

 

[engiNURD]

heh, while it is possible to make an extension, it is not recommended. check out digikey if you wanna make one, lol.