Small IDE Cable

[MotherMayI]

Does anybody know here I can get a really short, small IDE cable from?

I've looked high and low, and unless I'm being completely retarded - Nobody seems to sell them.

Its as a replacement for an old shuttle system.

 

[ns400r]

Cut up a long one.

 

[MotherMayI]

Cut up a long one.

If you knew me you would know that would only end baddly.

 

[PhillyDee]

Heh. Dont think you can buy them, Ive never seen them for sale, unless you can find someone who is breaking old pcs as they sometimes have them.

 

[Mud]

You get a very short one (connectors both ends, not master/slave) with shuttles...see if you can find someone with a broken shuttle XPC.

 

[MotherMayI]

Thats what I thought of doing, however surely shuttle/abit/anyone else who makes small factor pc's must sell spares?

Mine broke in literally the first ~2 months of having it and I've had to use a standard IDE cable ever since, which means the case wont close properly on it.

 

[Grumpy]

Cut up a long one.

Would that work if you had a cable with a second connector halway up? Just cut the longer length off?

 

[ns400r]

Would that work if you had a cable with a second connector halway up? Just cut the longer length off?

Yes.

 

[lsg1r]

is 15cm short enough.

do a google for "ACRyan IDE 1dev Black 15cm" can be had for 4 quid

 

[BillytheImpaler]

Older G3 and G4 PowerMacs came with teeny IDE cables, about 3 inches long. You could see if anybody's liquidating those.

 

[RobH]

Well if you want one about 15cm long then just cut up one you have. Get a pair of scissors and make a cut right near the connector, you can't do much wrong if you make a clean cut.