Have a look at
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=maximum+length+ide+cable

It seems like some folks say you can go up to 48 inches!

TC
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fritz" <fkolberg@qwest.net>
To: "PLUG-Discuss" <plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 12:25 PM
Subject: Max IDE Cable Length?


> I purchased some of those new-fangled "round" IDE
> cables the other day.  They're much easier to work with
> and they probably do allow better air flow in the cabinet.
>
> These cables are 24" long.  I was under the impression
> that the IDE Spec limited cables to 18".  The salesman
> said "I'm sure that they're OK, otherwise no one would
> be making them and we wouldn't be selling them".
> Well, with logic like that I promptly opened my wallet
> and ....
>
> Has it got anything to do with the old ATA/33/66 vs. the
> new ATA/100/133?  Or the old 40 conductor vs. the new
> 80 conductor?  Anyone have any clues about this?
>
> The system *seems* to work fine.  Perhaps, my data is
> quietly being corrupted, bit by bit ............ :-(
>
> Fritz Kolberg
>
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