> > > Also in my drive the pin which is blocked in the 80 pin connector is > absent. So how the cable change is going to make any difference ? > > > -- > Nilesh Govindarajan > Site & Server Adminstrator > www.itech7.com > If you look closely in the image you'll see that the yellow has more wires than the gray one. I'm not sure how it is going to make difference, but they said that it's the way to go. I was googling about this right now and find nothing proibitive for DVDs with a 40 ways cable. That's why it got my attention at the first time. If someone knows why that, please share :) -- Felipe de Oliveira Tanus E-mail: fotanus@xxxxxxxxx Blog: http://www.itlife.com.br Site: http://www.inf.ufrgs.br/~fotanus/ ----- "All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us." - Gandalf