ide/ata cable question

[jae87]

Does ide cables have to be specific length, or can i open the plastic connectors and cut it down to my preferred length with no problems?

 

[Xaotic]

Going downward on length should pose no problems. Making longer cables can lead to signal degradation in some cases. Make sure to realign the connectors carefully though.

 

[Diggrr]

I do it all the time...well, until Abit sent me some cool black ones with this new mobo.

Two rules:
*Reuse the black plug on the end, not the grey middle one. There's one pin missing in the middle one.
*If you have a raid, make them as close as you can to the exact same length.

It also helps to mark it before you remove it, so you don't change it around.