BR>BR>> I am using one of those IDE to USB I/F cables (works great)
BR>| RT> Where'd you get it?  I think that this is probably just a bit more
BR>| RT> complicated than being a "cable",  though.

BR>Right you are, but only $15 on eBay . The circuitry to
convert the 40-pin
BR>IDE data to USB is built into the HD connector itself. Several VLSI chips th
BR>I can see.

I have a termonology Prolbem. Are you really talkng about a USB to IDE
converesion cable?
A Cable that allows the use of an IDE drive on a USB port.
That is very different than a IDE to USB cable which would be a cable
that allows a USB device to be used on an IDE port.

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