Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/07/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I've never bought a prebuilt external drive; all my externals are internal-spec drives in standard external enclosures. Unless the Maxtor externals use a proprietary cable or one that's permanently attached to the drive (which I cannot see them doing) you should be able to pick up the cable at any computer store or online at any of the mail houses for only a few bucks. I just bought three new internal ata133 round cables for backups... $5.99 each, and several spare USB's to go with another case/drive setup. They were like $4 each. (whenever I buy a new drive or case I pick up at least one spare cable; the ones that come with aren't always top quality.) On 21 Jul 2005 at 11:22, Jim Christie wrote: > McKee spoke about cables being the problem in some case and about keeping > extra cables handy. My question is where do you get the cables for Maxtors, > since to replace one from Maxtor cost about the same as buying a new Maxtor > Drive. Any suggestions? -- R. Clayton McKee http://www.rcmckee.com Photojournalist rcmckee@rcmckee.com P O Box 571900 voice/fax 713/783-3502 Houston, TX 77257-1900 cell phone # on request