What makes this CF reader lock up the entire IDE bus when hooked up with a flat cable and a gender changer? \ VOGONS

What makes this CF reader lock up the entire IDE bus when hooked up with a flat cable and a gender changer?

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First post, by Vresiberba

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It works flawlessly if I stick it directly onto the motherboard IDE connector, but as soon as I use the cable, same settings, same CF card, nothing works.

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Reply 1 of 4, by kingcake

Posted on Yesterday, 23:51

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Are you using a 40 conductor or 80 conductor IDE cable?

Reply 2 of 4, by Vresiberba

Posted on Yesterday, 23:53

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kingcake wrote on Yesterday, 23:51:

Are you using a 40 conductor or 80 conductor IDE cable?

40.

Reply 3 of 4, by wierd_w

Posted on Today, 00:11

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Is this gender changer 'straight thru', or does it invert the order of the pins as well?

IDE needs the pin order inverted to change the gender.

Reply 4 of 4, by keenmaster486

Posted on Today, 01:33

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Try turning off DMA to force it into PIO mode. There may be a jumper for it on the adapter.

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