[lug] low profile, long IDE cables?

D. Stimits stimits at comcast.net
Sat Sep 3 16:32:58 MDT 2005


Lori Reed wrote:
> D. Stimits wrote:
> 
>> Most of them the connector was too large to get through the slot in 
>> the case, so I couldn't even test them...
> 
> 
> Got jig saw?

Hehe...I would go for that if not for metal shavings. If I get desperate 
enough, I'll remove everything from the case and cut a hole. I can't 
believe some case manufacturers are so dumb that they make case slots 
that can't be reached with standards-compliant cables. I guess they get 
to advertise "X slots more than the competition", but omit the fact that 
you can only use part of them at a time. In this situation it is also 
partly a problem that the slots that a cable must go through to reach 
the bays also fails to accept fatter connectors.

D. Stimits, stimits AT comcast DOT net



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