Long sata cables?

Where can I get really really long sata cables locally. They dont need to glow
or have fancy metal sleeving, but if thats the only way to get decent length,
then I guess I would buy those type.

 

What do you mean by really, really long? 1m is the maximum length
defined by the standard. Going to that length or beyond is just asking
for data transfer problems.

Cheers,
Nicholas Sherlock

 

More then the 50cm that is all you seem to get at any of the places I have
looked at so far. I am guessing that the 1 meter "limit" is similar to the 450mm
one that pata had which was routiney ignored without any problems so perhaps a
1.2m or so would be good.

I am having to put more HDDs into another case and have cables between them, and
I want to move them so longer cables are needed.

 

Now that's something I really wouldn't do! I'd get the cheapest supported
m/b with gigabit lan, and use http://www.freenas.org/ to build it up.

Much tidier, versatile, easier to back up.....

My $0.02,


Steve

 

eSata supports longer cables, up to 2 metres.

 

Why don't you just get a better case?

http://www.pbtech.co.nz/index.php?item=CASCLM11567

I can fit up to 12 HDDs in mine and can get power from 2 PSUs if necessary.
I only have 6 HDDs and one PSU, but I could fit more if I needed to.

The standard SATA cables tend to reach easily enough too because of the
case layout.



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Ascent Technology stock 0.9m SATA cables supplied by OverclockersNZ.

http://www.ascent.co.nz/HardwareCategory.aspx?catname=Cables