ok, i have the cable that has 1 end goin into the mobo, and 2 connectors into the hd's. now, i can get a extension cable? wat's it called. where can i get it?Originally posted by neattairoski@26 October 2003 - 03:39
You can get 2 different IDE ribbon cable. One has just black connectors on all ends and the one you need has one blue one where it connects to the motherbooard.
The normal IDE ribbon can be used for cd roms and i think zip drives.
If you just use a normal one for your hard drive, u might get an error like "80 cable not connected" Im not to sure about the exact error message but you will get something like that.
If you have an older pc it might be ok to use a normal cable.
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