I have some of the Compaq cables that work with those CD-drives. I also have some of the drives left, NIB. Shoot me an e-mail (In profile). I'm much fairer than Compaq, by a long shot.

I need to extend the IDE cable going to the slim-style DVD drive in my mom's computer. The problem is that it uses a weird 50-pin IDE connector, which carries power as well as the IDE signal.< ...

It is also used for SCSI-1 connections and is the 50-pin version of the widely used Centronics connector found on the back of PC printers. See RJ-21. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY.

Mill-Max introduces shrouded male pin connectors for applications where a robust, secure connection is demanded, such as frequently mated interconnects and blind mate conditions. Mill-Max ...