Looking at the pictures of that drive on Newegg, the front of the tray looks much wider than a standard tray. I think the Plextor may just not be a good model for your 9100. Consider Pioneer.
Thanks for the suggestion. I found a drive on Newegg (DVR-115DBK, which seems to be the same as the DVR-1910 Retail version). I noticed that Pioneer recommends an UDMA 80 cable.
"What ribbon cable should I use to connect my drive in the PC? There are two types of ribbon cables normally available: a standard 40 conductor cable and a UDMA 80 conductor cable. Pioneer recommends the UDMA 80 conductor cable for this drive model."
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May 17th, 2009 17:00
Hi, Stephen:
Looking at the pictures of that drive on Newegg, the front of the tray looks much wider than a standard tray. I think the Plextor may just not be a good model for your 9100. Consider Pioneer.
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May 18th, 2009 09:00
Thanks for the suggestion. I found a drive on Newegg (DVR-115DBK, which seems to be the same as the DVR-1910 Retail version). I noticed that Pioneer recommends an UDMA 80 cable.
"What ribbon cable should I use to connect my drive in the PC?
There are two types of ribbon cables normally available: a standard 40 conductor cable and a UDMA 80 conductor cable. Pioneer recommends the UDMA 80 conductor cable for this drive model."
Is this what I would have on my 9100?
Stephen
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May 18th, 2009 13:00
sgreen0
There should be an 80 Conductor IDE cable, but you need to open the case and check.
The 40 and 80 Conductor IDE cables, are shown HERE, click on 'Ultra DMA (80-Conductor) IDE/ATA Cables' in the left panel, for a comparison.
Bev.
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May 19th, 2009 18:00
I haven't seen a 40-wire IDE cable for several years, so you should be all set.