Dreaded "No hard disk found" cable question

I'm getting the "No hard disk found" message. I'm planning to crack the case and see if there are any loose connections or anything. If there are not, is the cable a standard laptop IDE cable I could pick up locally tomorrow? Or do I really need to get a special cable through support? And where is support these days with SonicBlue in flux?

I've had the empeg sitting in the closet for a year but just got it out to install. Successfully synced with it a few times, adding songs and stuff, then moved it over to the stereo to try it out and got this message when I tried to bring it up. I didn't drop it or anything traumatic though.

Sumner

If there are not, is the cable a standard laptop IDE cable I could pick up locally tomorrow?

Unfortunately, no. This has come up enough times that I'm going to beef up the FAQ on that subject now...