On Sat, 15 Jan 2011, Ryan Wagoner wrote: > To: CentOS mailing list <centos at centos.org> > From: Ryan Wagoner <rswagoner at gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [CentOS] Kernel Errors Present > > 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. 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-Ultra-DMA-EIDE-Two-Devices-.html 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Websites: http://www.karsites.net http://www.php-debuggers.net http://www.raised-from-the-dead.org.uk All email addresses are challenge-response protected with TMDA [http://tmda.net] -----------------------------------------------------------------