Posted by: image
ide extension/converter - 30/05/2003 14:42
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.
Posted by: JBjorgen
Re: ide extension/converter - 30/05/2003 16:26
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...
Posted by: davekirk
Re: ide extension/converter - 30/05/2003 16:34
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.