-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Karl Larsen wrote: > Tod Merley wrote: >> On Dec 4, 2007 1:28 PM, Karl Larsen <k5di@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >>> I went shopping and hit 3 stores before Office Max, where a guy >>> recalled seeing one and it was there. Original price for the round IDE >>> cable was $14.00 reduced to $6.00. It is a Belkin Ultra ATA Hard Drive >>> Round Cable. It is in and all is working fine. The old flat cable has >>> been causing trouble for a week. I think I bent it in too many >>> directions. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> Karl F. Larsen, AKA K5DI >>> Linux User >>> #450462 http://counter.li.org. >>> >>> -- >>> fedora-list mailing list >>> fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx >>> To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list >>> >>> >> >> Hi Karl F. Larsen! >> >> In the Seattle area RE-PC and other PC recycling places have boxes of >> these for cheap. >> >> If you have one that is worn out sometimes you can "pop the top off" >> (carefully spread the side grips and the top should pull off) and then >> pull the cable out of the "insulation displacement" (usually sharp top >> split tubes). After using some scissors to establish a clean end of >> unused cable you can then use a vise and a couple of short pieces of >> metal stock (flat metal) to press the top and cable back into place. >> The connector is mostly plastic and a vise amplifies force quite well, >> use a light touch. >> >> I once rather shocked a company installer who had flown in to help us >> with our new music delivery system doing this. First I found the >> cable where wire 1 was connected to 50. Then I repaired it before his >> eyes. >> >> Have Fun! >> >> Tod >> >> > Hi Tod, the new round cable goes around corners better than the > ribbon cable. I will also help the air flow. Better cooling. - -- David -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (MingW32) iD8DBQFHVd7DAO0wNI1X4QERAjmpAJ9NUaqgUO567gvndR4rRqGHk4EgLgCeO78L 8kUXsIq8RQOU38z5W1D3VLY= =TE7y -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
