On Saturday 21 June 2003 01:44 pm, Tom Brinkman wrote:
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> I also vaguely remember somethin about cable length and that the
> distances for master and slave are purposely different
> (resistance), and that controllers and the drives firmware take
> this into account. Master expects to be 18" wire length from the
> motherboard connector to approximate a constant resistance factor.
Okay, I've got several I'll go ahead and switch them back, in the interest of
safety.
> I'm not convinced that's because of cable mods, but yeah send me
> the pics. As long as the case can take in cool air low from the
> rear or side, and exhaust heat at the top front or back, I fail to
> see how cables get involved. If that's an AMD cpu runnin at 35-37C
> under normal load, then you're temps are not being properly
> reported, or your usin water cooling ;) If it's Intel, it's about
> the norm.
Er, sorry - the two are not related! I was just asking about the cables, the
heat problem was something else entirely! :-)
I'll send the pics to you offlist and everything will become clear as mud. :-)
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