C64MidRezzie Posted May 2, 2021 Report Share Posted May 2, 2021 (edited) Bought 3 yellows ones on eBay - all garbage - can someone tell me where to buy ones that actually work? Sitting in front if a modded 500gb SATA original Xbox that I can’t play on a bank holiday weekend is disappointing - any help greatly appreciated. Edited May 2, 2021 by C64MidRezzie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dempsey_86 Posted May 2, 2021 Report Share Posted May 2, 2021 (edited) I always use the startech ide cables. https://www.startech.com/en-us/cables/drive/ide edit: for the weekend you can try to use the original ide cable, sometimes it works with the sata hdd. Edited May 2, 2021 by Dempsey_86 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C64MidRezzie Posted May 2, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2021 (edited) It won’t work when I attach a Samsung dvd drive but it works with the philips dvd drive that I took from my green Xbox - really need a link to some good 80 pin ideas cables - thanks Edited May 2, 2021 by C64MidRezzie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aero_105 Posted May 5, 2021 Report Share Posted May 5, 2021 On 5/2/2021 at 7:19 AM, C64MidRezzie said: Bought 3 yellows ones on eBay - all garbage I am in the same boat. I purchased a yellow ebay 80 wire ide cable ended up being 15" instead of 24" got refunded. Seller says keep the cable. I then figured might as well try re-crimping middle connector to ideal location as in link, https://www.reddit.com/r/originalxbox/comments/8dxepr/i_moved_the_middle_connector_on_an_80wire_ide/ . Found out the middle connector has no metal terminals what a scam! Maybe you have the same occurance. I may have to resort to using a 18" startech ide cable and re-crimp to ideal location. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C64MidRezzie Posted May 8, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2021 On 5/2/2021 at 5:16 PM, Dempsey_86 said: I always use the startech ide cables. https://www.startech.com/en-us/cables/drive/ide edit: for the weekend you can try to use the original ide cable, sometimes it works with the sata hdd. Will that 18 inch Startech cable fit in the original Xbox? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS_Dave Posted May 8, 2021 Report Share Posted May 8, 2021 3 hours ago, C64MidRezzie said: Will that 18 inch Startech cable fit in the original Xbox? It kind of fits the problem it the middle connector is in the wrong spot. you could wait for this one to become available but it might be awhile https://chimericsystems.com/products/custom-xbox-ide-cable Cheers SS Dave Soft modding is like masturbating, It gets the job done but it's nothing like the real thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dempsey_86 Posted May 9, 2021 Report Share Posted May 9, 2021 I know this is not the right way, but I use these cables in the reverse way, then everything fits. Never had problems with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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