IDE Harddrive cables

On Thu, 02 Nov 2017 19:36:55 -0600, wrote:

Do they make the 80 wire cables with wide spacing between the drive
plugs? OIherwise I'll have to just keep using my old 40 wire cable.

I really dont know if this will improve anything, anyhow, on a computer
made in 2000, running Windows 98???? I just thought I'd give it a try.

I've some wrapped circularly, the individual cable wires in tubes, to
regular IDE UDMA (80-Connector) cables;- backwards compatibility, of
course. Ebay would be a likely convenience for sourcing the desired
lengths.

wrote:
I was told that the IDE hard drives work better with the 80 wire cables
than with the 40 wire ones. I know a guy who has a lot of this stuff and
he gave me a few of the 80 wire cables. But there is a problem. All of
the ones he gave me, have about 2.5 or 3 inches between the two plugs on
the drive end. My old 40 wire cable has about 8 or 9 inches between
them. Because of the way my computer is setup, I MUST have that 8 or 9
inch spacing. The drives are not mounted right next ot each other and
cant be mounted that way in the case I have.

Do they make the 80 wire cables with wide spacing between the drive
plugs? OIherwise I'll have to just keep using my old 40 wire cable.

I really dont know if this will improve anything, anyhow, on a computer
made in 2000, running Windows 98???? I just thought I'd give it a try.


https://www.amazon.com/CableWholesal.../dp/B000I20AAK

This 18" is spaced 6" and 12".

https://www.startech.com/Cables/Driv...DE-Cable~IDE66

This 24" is spaced 9" and 15".

https://www.startech.com/Cables/Driv...ive-Cable~IDE_

Paul wrote:
wrote:
I was told that the IDE hard drives work better with the 80 wire cables
than with the 40 wire ones. I know a guy who has a lot of this stuff and
he gave me a few of the 80 wire cables. But there is a problem. All of
the ones he gave me, have about 2.5 or 3 inches between the two plugs on
the drive end. My old 40 wire cable has about 8 or 9 inches between
them. Because of the way my computer is setup, I MUST have that 8 or 9
inch spacing. The drives are not mounted right next ot each other and
cant be mounted that way in the case I have.

Do they make the 80 wire cables with wide spacing between the drive
plugs? OIherwise I'll have to just keep using my old 40 wire cable.
I really dont know if this will improve anything, anyhow, on a computer
made in 2000, running Windows 98???? I just thought I'd give it a try.


https://www.amazon.com/CableWholesal.../dp/B000I20AAK


This 18" is spaced 6" and 12".

https://www.startech.com/Cables/Driv...DE-Cable~IDE66


This 24" is spaced 9" and 15".

https://www.startech.com/Cables/Driv...ive-Cable~IDE_

The 36" is spaced 16" and 20".

I don't think I've used any of the exotic ones.
Just the 18" ones that come in the motherboard box.

The longer ones might be for a full tower or something.

Paul

I was told that the IDE hard drives work better with the 80 wire cables
than with the 40 wire ones. I know a guy who has a lot of this stuff and
he gave me a few of the 80 wire cables. But there is a problem. All of
the ones he gave me, have about 2.5 or 3 inches between the two plugs on
the drive end. My old 40 wire cable has about 8 or 9 inches between
them. Because of the way my computer is setup, I MUST have that 8 or 9
inch spacing. The drives are not mounted right next ot each other and
cant be mounted that way in the case I have.

Do they make the 80 wire cables with wide spacing between the drive
plugs? OIherwise I'll have to just keep using my old 40 wire cable.

I really dont know if this will improve anything, anyhow, on a computer
made in 2000, running Windows 98???? I just thought I'd give it a try.

On Thu, 02 Nov 2017 19:36:55 -0600, wrote:

| I was told that the IDE hard drives work better with the 80 wire cables
| than with the 40 wire ones. I know a guy who has a lot of this stuff and
| he gave me a few of the 80 wire cables. But there is a problem. All of
| the ones he gave me, have about 2.5 or 3 inches between the two plugs on
| the drive end. My old 40 wire cable has about 8 or 9 inches between
| them. Because of the way my computer is setup, I MUST have that 8 or 9
| inch spacing. The drives are not mounted right next ot each other and
| cant be mounted that way in the case I have.
|
| Do they make the 80 wire cables with wide spacing between the drive
| plugs? OIherwise I'll have to just keep using my old 40 wire cable.
|
| I really dont know if this will improve anything, anyhow, on a computer
| made in 2000, running Windows 98???? I just thought I'd give it a try.

You don't have to use both primary and secondary connectors. If you have enough IDE
ports and cables, you can use only the primary on a different cable for each HDD.

Larc

On Thu, 02 Nov 2017 19:36:55 -0600, wrote:

I was told that the IDE hard drives work better with the 80 wire cables
than with the 40 wire ones. I know a guy who has a lot of this stuff and
he gave me a few of the 80 wire cables. But there is a problem. All of
the ones he gave me, have about 2.5 or 3 inches between the two plugs on
the drive end. My old 40 wire cable has about 8 or 9 inches between
them. Because of the way my computer is setup, I MUST have that 8 or 9
inch spacing. The drives are not mounted right next ot each other and
cant be mounted that way in the case I have.

Do they make the 80 wire cables with wide spacing between the drive
plugs? OIherwise I'll have to just keep using my old 40 wire cable.

I really dont know if this will improve anything, anyhow, on a computer
made in 2000, running Windows 98???? I just thought I'd give it a try.

The connectors are removable (if you're careful) and can be
re-installed at the locations of your choosing. Or alternatively, buy
an new connector and install it at the preferred location. The extra
connector on the cable doesn't do any harm.

On Fri, 03 Nov 2017 09:19:43 -0500, Charlie Hoffpauir
wrote:

On Thu, 02 Nov 2017 19:36:55 -0600, wrote:

I was told that the IDE hard drives work better with the 80 wire cables
than with the 40 wire ones. I know a guy who has a lot of this stuff and
he gave me a few of the 80 wire cables. But there is a problem. All of
the ones he gave me, have about 2.5 or 3 inches between the two plugs on
the drive end. My old 40 wire cable has about 8 or 9 inches between
them. Because of the way my computer is setup, I MUST have that 8 or 9
inch spacing. The drives are not mounted right next ot each other and
cant be mounted that way in the case I have.

Do they make the 80 wire cables with wide spacing between the drive
plugs? OIherwise I'll have to just keep using my old 40 wire cable.

I really dont know if this will improve anything, anyhow, on a computer
made in 2000, running Windows 98???? I just thought I'd give it a try.

The connectors are removable (if you're careful) and can be
re-installed at the locations of your choosing. Or alternatively, buy
an new connector and install it at the preferred location. The extra
connector on the cable doesn't do any harm.

Years ago, I made a cable by using two single drive cables. I removed
the connector from one cable and put it on the other one. It worked. But
that was a 40 wire cable.

It would seem to me that it would be a lot harder to do on a 80 wire
cable. Those wires are very thin and close together. I know that the
extra 40 wires are all grounds, so if any "live" wire accidentally
touched a ground wire, the cable would not work....

Ebay sells the connectors too.

I also noticed on ebay that they now sell these cables with round wires
instead of the flat ribbon type. Is there any advantage to those round
ones?

wrote:
On Fri, 03 Nov 2017 09:19:43 -0500, Charlie Hoffpauir
wrote:

On Thu, 02 Nov 2017 19:36:55 -0600, wrote:

I was told that the IDE hard drives work better with the 80 wire cables
than with the 40 wire ones. I know a guy who has a lot of this stuff and
he gave me a few of the 80 wire cables. But there is a problem. All of
the ones he gave me, have about 2.5 or 3 inches between the two plugs on
the drive end. My old 40 wire cable has about 8 or 9 inches between
them. Because of the way my computer is setup, I MUST have that 8 or 9
inch spacing. The drives are not mounted right next ot each other and
cant be mounted that way in the case I have.

Do they make the 80 wire cables with wide spacing between the drive
plugs? OIherwise I'll have to just keep using my old 40 wire cable.

I really dont know if this will improve anything, anyhow, on a computer
made in 2000, running Windows 98???? I just thought I'd give it a try.
The connectors are removable (if you're careful) and can be
re-installed at the locations of your choosing. Or alternatively, buy
an new connector and install it at the preferred location. The extra
connector on the cable doesn't do any harm.

Years ago, I made a cable by using two single drive cables. I removed
the connector from one cable and put it on the other one. It worked. But
that was a 40 wire cable.

It would seem to me that it would be a lot harder to do on a 80 wire
cable. Those wires are very thin and close together. I know that the
extra 40 wires are all grounds, so if any "live" wire accidentally
touched a ground wire, the cable would not work....

Ebay sells the connectors too.

I also noticed on ebay that they now sell these cables with round wires
instead of the flat ribbon type. Is there any advantage to those round
ones?


Round cables help with airflow, but are otherwise
an abomination.

You should drop into a good computer store and stock
up on cables. I usually buy a $50 bag of odds and
ends, when I'm on a "cable run", so I'll have a
few things in stock. For example, I picked up a
bunch of Y power cables the last time I got stuff.
Those come in handy.

Paul