On Sat, 15 Jan 2011, Ryan Wagoner wrote:
To: CentOS mailing list centos@centos.org From: Ryan Wagoner rswagoner@gmail.com Subject: Re: [CentOS] Kernel Errors Present
On Sat, Jan 15, 2011 at 7:57 AM, Keith Roberts keith@karsites.net wrote:
I hope to be be getting some custom made 80 wire UDMA IDE cables sorted ASAP. That should squeeze extra speed from all the drives on the machine.
You shouldn't need custom cables. IDE 80 pin cables can be sourced all over the Internet for around $5 a cable. Prices have gone up since they are now not common. You might even post a wanted ad on craigslist and see if you can get a handful for a few bucks.
Hi Ryan.
I have a tall tower case with six 5.25" drive bays. The standard off-the-shelf IDE cables tend to have the slave connector about half way up the cable. So this means I can only use the master connector on standard cables. If I try to use the slave connetor, that makes the cable to short to reach the m/b.
These people here:
http://estore.circuitassembly.com/products/Custom-ATA-66-100-133-IDE-Cable-U...
can make custom cables for not much more than an off-the-shelf version. The maximum length is 40", and I can choose where I want the slave connector to be. Anything from 3" to 13" away from the master connector. Now that's what I call service!
Kind Regards,
Keith Roberts
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