On Sat, Jan 15, 2011 at 7:57 AM, Keith Roberts <keith at 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. Ryan