Thanks!
About IDE cables - I actually couldn't even install the hard drive cradle on the top of the heat sink with existing ribbons. So, here's what I did... (see the attached picture)

No ribbon cable troubles any longer. Besides, I separated the ribbon part that goes to the empeg connector. I used to have problems of bad IDE connection and received a lot of IDE errors upon boot. After I separated the wires and put some dielectric grease on the header connector, all my problems went away.


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