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I have recently resolved a problem running two DVD writes on the same IDE cable. I simply replaced a 40 wire cable with an 80 wire one (as per manufacturer's recommendations for the new DVD drive !!). I also have a 40 wire IDE cable for my 2 hard drives. Would replacing this 40 wire cable for an 80 wire one improve the access times of the HDDs ? I guess more information is needed to answer this question but I am not sure what extra info is needed.

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Scrap ALL of your 40 wire IDE ribbon cables. If for no other reason, they are highly succeptible to crosstalk.


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