![Just bought my first xbox! Looking to mod, my only question is why do you all suggest a 20"+ IDE cable? Wouldn't the IDE to sata converter be able to make up Just bought my first xbox! Looking to mod, my only question is why do you all suggest a 20"+ IDE cable? Wouldn't the IDE to sata converter be able to make up](https://preview.redd.it/zbtu9ny6lq071.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=85de4bb1126a0d8f6e4b9e80d96f2119ad398c8e)
Just bought my first xbox! Looking to mod, my only question is why do you all suggest a 20"+ IDE cable? Wouldn't the IDE to sata converter be able to make up
![Chimeric Systems on Twitter: "just got a shipment of custom IDE cables for the OG xbox.... same length as the OEM and connector orientation so it can fold in like the stock Chimeric Systems on Twitter: "just got a shipment of custom IDE cables for the OG xbox.... same length as the OEM and connector orientation so it can fold in like the stock](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EkTcpPaWsAA4mu-.jpg)
Chimeric Systems on Twitter: "just got a shipment of custom IDE cables for the OG xbox.... same length as the OEM and connector orientation so it can fold in like the stock
![I Moved the Middle Connector on an 80-Wire IDE Cable : Xbox, Video game console, Gaming : r/originalxbox I Moved the Middle Connector on an 80-Wire IDE Cable : Xbox, Video game console, Gaming : r/originalxbox](https://external-preview.redd.it/0ZTxTfYLWHyeS9JzuURUopgfUws-6Qxa4Iapz9VV2SI.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=067584dd3cdb9352906ecee902223848ac5e20cd)
I Moved the Middle Connector on an 80-Wire IDE Cable : Xbox, Video game console, Gaming : r/originalxbox
![Just wired up the character LCD screen to original Xbox rocking the X3 mod chip.. great success using old IDE cable. Was very tricky to solder to the chip itself pads are Just wired up the character LCD screen to original Xbox rocking the X3 mod chip.. great success using old IDE cable. Was very tricky to solder to the chip itself pads are](https://preview.redd.it/b59oniml0yz21.jpg?auto=webp&s=4066c093aa08a2ebfdd149c94387413bfb8d64a2)