It's not worth the effort. IDe cables can be bought for under $10, just go to a local mom & pop computer store.

ATA/100 cables are 80 conductor parallel cables. If you compare an 80 conductor cable to a standard 40 conductor one, the wires on the 40 conductor cable are much thicker (40 conductor goes up to 33).

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