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  1. 08-24-2004, 01:03 PM #1
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    13 foot IDE ribbon cable?

    is it possible to extend the ide ribbon cable like 13 feet? So i can mount my puter in the back, and the cd rom in the dash
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    nope. Your best bet is to get a usb to ide converter and run a usb lead to the back. You could put a usb hub up front then connect other stuff to it (ts, gps, ect)
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    its been done... but dont expect it to work...

    go with the USB conversion
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