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#182437 - 02/10/2003 15:39 MK1 finding new IDE Cable
stil
stranger

Registered: 01/10/1999
Posts: 31
Loc: Fort Lauderdale, FL

I'm looking for somewhere in the USA where I can get the IDE cable that I use to connect a second drive to my MK1. Of course I can order it from the U.K. from Videk, but shipping is ridiculously expensive. Is there a place I can find this cable in the USA?

Thanks!

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#182438 - 04/10/2003 05:03 Re: MK1 finding new IDE Cable [Re: stil]
CrackersMcCheese
pooh-bah

Registered: 14/01/2002
Posts: 2489
I think the mk1 cable is just a standard ide cable.

Edit: No, I'm very very wrong. Sorry.


Edited by PhilipOHare (04/10/2003 05:05)

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#182439 - 04/10/2003 06:01 Re: MK1 finding new IDE Cable [Re: CrackersMcCheese]
pgrzelak
carpal tunnel

Registered: 15/08/2000
Posts: 4859
Loc: New Jersey, USA
Well, standard laptop IDE cable. It is just the pin pitch and the number of pins. It is a standard part, though.
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#182440 - 04/10/2003 06:20 Re: MK1 finding new IDE Cable [Re: pgrzelak]
CrackersMcCheese
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Registered: 14/01/2002
Posts: 2489
I read this in the drive upgrade...

If you will be adding a second disk drive to the Mark 1, you will need to purchase a proper IDE connector cable. Not just any cable will do, it must be the proper length. There's very little room inside the case, and if you get a cable that's too long, you'll damage the components trying to cram the cable in there. The correct cable can be purchased from Videk, part #3017.

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#182441 - 04/10/2003 07:29 Re: MK1 finding new IDE Cable [Re: CrackersMcCheese]
pgrzelak
carpal tunnel

Registered: 15/08/2000
Posts: 4859
Loc: New Jersey, USA
Mmm... Good point. I had forgotten that the Mark1 cases / layout was much tighter than the Mark2. Good catch!!!
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