IDE cable question....too short between master & slave

[LintBalll]

This may be a stupid question, so go easy on me...

I have a CDRW and HD that share my primary IDE connection. The master and slave connectors on all of my IDE cables are about 5 inches apart. My CDRW and HD are about 8-9 inches apart and I can't get them any closer.

What do I need?

 

[n0cmonkey]

Longer cables.

 

[JesusCow]

you cant re-arange the drives?

 

[LintBalll]

<< Longer cables. >>



Wow, thanks!

Nope...can't rearrange them to be any closer.

This is an 18&quot; cable (standard, I guess). It's the &quot;blue connector&quot; with the smaller wires...what is this for and what's it called?

Anyway, do the longer (24&quot cables have a longer spread between connectors?

 

[gopunk]

i may just be in the minority on this, but i have one cable where the slave connector is about in the middle. i dunno if they're usually varied like that.

 

[Mark0999]

Since you have slaved the CDRW to the hard drive try using a regular IDE cable (you have lost the benefit of ATA100 anyway) and as long as your HD is less than 5&quot; from the IDE connector you'll be fine. In other words, connect to cable the opposite way around.

 

[n0cmonkey]

I had a similar problem. I however could move the drives around. I also ordered new cables (needed to anyhow) and the newer, longer cables seemed to have more space between the connectors.

 

[TunaBoo]

If its too weird of config you may need to have someone with a cable press custom make some cables.