[NTLUG:Discuss] Round IDE Cables

[Kyle Davenport]

From: Kenneth Loafman <ken at lt.com> on Sat, 29 Mar 2003 10:35:23 -0600 >>>>
OK, finally putting together a new system.  Anyone have experience with
round IDE cables?

>From a cooling and general handling standpoint, these seem to be very
desirable.  Just want to know about gotcha's beforehand.
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I used all rounded cables (scsi, ide, floppy) in my new dual athlon server,
and have had no problems.  I have heard that rounded ide cables can cause
problems, tho.  The increase in electrical interference within the cable
has caused disk errors, but maybe that's only for poorly designed cables or
marginal systems.

Kyle