I need to extend the IDE cable going to the slim-style DVD drive in my mom's computer. The problem is that it uses a weird 50-pin IDE connector, which carries power as well as the IDE signal.Does ...

i'm not sure if this should be in this forum...but it involves sticking the dvd-rom into an old vcr, so, i'll proceed.can regular wires be used in an ide ...

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This is a “why didn’t I think of that?” idea. [Alec] needed a way to connect an IDE DVD drive using USB. Rather than order a connector he pulled the circuit board out of an old US… ...

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[Alec] needed a way to connect an IDE DVD drive using USB. Rather than order a connector he pulled the circuit board out of an old USB hard drive enclosure and connected to his DVD drive. Bang ...