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WTB - IBM 5161 expansion cable

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SteveMarg

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Hi everyone,

Just my quarterly posting to see if anyone has an original IBM-branded expansion cable - from the IBM PC to the 5161 expansion unit.

If you have one, I would like to buy it.

I have deep pockets and and empty head! :confused:

Thanks,
Steve
 
SteveMarg said:
Hi everyone,

Just my quarterly posting to see if anyone has an original IBM-branded expansion cable - from the IBM PC to the 5161 expansion unit.

If you have one, I would like to buy it.

I have deep pockets and and empty head! :confused:

Thanks,
Steve
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I should have one somewhere; how long are they so I'll recognize it?
 
Stone said:
Which one(s) are you looking for?
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I will need a long IDE cable, the size limit is 18 inches, but I will need a lot more, maybe I will need a signal repeater or something like that. I'm considering building an expansion unit for a customer computer (a 286 that don't have a empty 5 1/4 bay, the man needs the two floppys, a hard drive, and needs a CD-ROM drive, and can't change plataform, some kind of a computer controlled hospital machine), but I did not see the computer, I will arrive next friday. Maybe is best to convince him to use a CF to IDE adapter to make some room. What do you think?
 
Stone said:
Should be easily recognizable by the rather distinctive connector(s) at the end(s) coupled with the IBM branding. C'mon, Mike. :)
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That's what I thought, but the last time I saw what I thought was the right cable it was less than a foot long, and reading Bettablue's adventures it sounded like his was quite a bit longer; I do have some similar IBM cables for multiport RS-232 distribution boxes, etc.
 
I think the short one I was thinking of was from an old RT that I scrapped. I did find another one which is probably the 5161 cable, abt 3 feet long, thick and black (yeah, yeah ;-) ), and with silver metal shell DB (or whatever) 62 high density connectors each end. Sound like the right one?

Just found a part number tag:
PN 1501513
EC380
ESCOD IND. INC.

Hmm... looks like it should be 8529253; did they come in different sizes perhaps or am I on the wrong track altogether?
 
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Found the board that the other cable plugs into; it's a Dwhatever-78 pin connector, 78 pins/4 rows instead of only (!) 62/3.

Same connector length, a little wider; didn't notice at a fast glance, lots of odd old and new server stuff around here; also many boxes of round and ribbon cables if you ever can't fill an order.
 
lucasdaytona said:
I will need a long IDE cable, the size limit is 18 inches, but I will need a lot more, maybe I will need a signal repeater or something like that. I'm considering building an expansion unit for a customer computer (a 286 that don't have a empty 5 1/4 bay, the man needs the two floppys, a hard drive, and needs a CD-ROM drive, and can't change plataform, some kind of a computer controlled hospital machine), but I did not see the computer, I will arrive next friday. Maybe is best to convince him to use a CF to IDE adapter to make some room. What do you think?
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If it's a 286, why not go with a CF card and a cheap CF-to-IDE adapter? No expansion boxes needed. Or use a DOM if you don't like CF.
 
Chuck(G) said:
If it's a 286, why not go with a CF card and a cheap CF-to-IDE adapter? No expansion boxes needed. Or use a DOM if you don't like CF.
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It's a good ideia, I'm going to convince the owner about that. Thanks guys, and sorry for posting in another post.
 
Chuck(G) said:
Yes, but a genuine 16-bit IDE controller on a 286 will conform to AT I/O port conventions and not be hobbled by an 8-bit bus.
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Picky, picky, picky..... I've used an XTIDE with some 386 and 486 boards with excellent results. The 486 had a bad onboard IDE interface so I used it there and was quite satisfied.
 
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