Safe to CUT a IDE Cable?
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Name: Sylentwulf
Date: March 18, 2005 at 04:13:25 Pacific
Subject: Safe to CUT a IDE Cable?OS: win xpCPU/Ram: P4 2.8a |
Comment: I'm getting a raptor SATA drive to replace main HD, and keeping my other 200gb HD. The only IDE Cable I have right now is set up for 2 hard drives (has 3 heads total). I don't have another cable on hand right now, and have no problems with this one, but I don't want the extra head dangling down. Is it safe to CUT the extra head off at the base with a razor blade, leaving only the connection for the mobo and one hard drive (essentially making it a 2 head IDE Cable)?
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Response Number 3
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Name: XxxFrancisxxxUSA
Date: March 18, 2005 at 05:16:44 Pacific
Subject: Safe to CUT a IDE Cable? |
Reply: (edit)There's nothing wrong with that in my opinion. I did it myself. One word of warning. Make sure it's a clean cut. Any strand of wire left dangling to touch another wire will cause short circuit.
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Name: jam
Date: March 18, 2005 at 06:11:56 Pacific
Subject: Safe to CUT a IDE Cable? |
Reply: (edit)If having an end dangle is so bothersome, you can buy single connector IDE cables. BTW, when using an IDE cable that has 2 connectors, but you're only attaching one device, you should be connecting it to the end...not the middle. Asus A7N8X-X
1800+ @ 8 x 210MHz
512MB PC3200
Asus Ti4800SE 128MB
WinME/WinXP Pro
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Response Number 5
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Name: Sylentwulf
Date: March 18, 2005 at 06:21:16 Pacific
Subject: Safe to CUT a IDE Cable? |
Reply: (edit)I went ahead and bought one from SVC. I forgot they actually have reasonable shipping prices, unlike newegg :)
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Response Number 7
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Name: ham30
Date: March 18, 2005 at 10:57:50 Pacific
Subject: Safe to CUT a IDE Cable? |
Reply: (edit)For the others who are thinking about chopping off part of the cable, it's perfectly ok to do that! Just don't leaver any exposed wire.
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