Hi If I remember correctly IDC = insulation displacement connector. It's the term for the type of connector you smash onto a ribbon cable. You can indeed buy the cable, the D-Conn's and the end that goes to the motherboard. Sit down with a vise and make up your own cables. Lots of fun.
Cheaper to just buy them pre-made unless you need a 15 foot long one. Bob On Oct 20, 2012, at 10:15 AM, Sarah White <kuze...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 10/20/2012 10:06 AM, Bob Camp wrote: >> Hi >> >> The IDC to 9 pin cables are a generic / cheap item on eBay or from Newegg. >> Less than $3 delivered last time I needed any. >> >> Bob > ((...snip...)) > > Motherboard manual said: > "Connect one side of a switching cable to the header and then attach the > serial COM device to the other side of the cable." > > ... is "IDC" another way of saying this? what does the acronym represent? > > Also, pricing... yeah, I had noticed that they're not very expensive, > and posted this, trying to figure out if they're mostly all just about > the same: > > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815158115 > > Someone pointed out it was the low-profile version (I wasn't paying > attention when I linked it earlier) so I'll look a bit later for the > full-slot type. > > Thanks for answering my original question asked in the topic. "generic" > (standardized?) is what I was hoping for. > > Regards, > Sarah > > > > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
