Are Cobra cables too long?

[Henri Tapani Heinonen]

The IDE specification says that the maximum length of an IDE cable is only
18". Antec's Cobra cables are 24" and 36" long. Can I use them without any
problems? It would be cool to use those 36" cables in Max-towers, but I will
not buy them if they do not work properly. See
http://www.antec.com/ec/productDetails.php?ProdID=77238.

How about S-ATA and SCSI-cables? How long can they be?

 

[Bob]

The IDE specification says that the maximum length of an IDE cable is only
18". Antec's Cobra cables are 24" and 36" long. Can I use them without any
problems? It would be cool to use those 36" cables in Max-towers, but I will
not buy them if they do not work properly. See
http://www.antec.com/ec/productDetails.php?ProdID=77238.

How about S-ATA and SCSI-cables? How long can they be?

I am using 36" round cables on ATA 100 drives on two computers. They work
just fine.

 

[fj]

The IDE specification says that the maximum length of an IDE cable is only
18". Antec's Cobra cables are 24" and 36" long. Can I use them without any
problems? It would be cool to use those 36" cables in Max-towers, but I
will not buy them if they do not work properly. See
http://www.antec.com/ec/productDetails.php?ProdID=77238.

How about S-ATA and SCSI-cables? How long can they be?

Antec has a pretty good reputation for quality/reliability. My first
reaction is to trust them to do it right. If I still had a question [for me
yours is a good one], I'd email their tech support.