GD-ROM Cable

btm4k · Post by **btm4k** » Sun Aug 04, 2002 9:40 pm

Does anyone know where to find the kind of cable that connects the back of the GD-ROM drive? It is:

AWM 2896 80C VW-1 -F-

After doing some research,
I know that AWM stands for: Appliance Wiring Material
2896 is the type of wire.
80C means 80 degrees Celsius.

jaredfogle · Post by **jaredfogle** » Sun Aug 04, 2002 10:13 pm

Is this also for the entertainment center friendly DC? Any way, its probably a regular ribbon cable.

jaredfogle · Post by **jaredfogle** » Sun Aug 04, 2002 11:03 pm

I just realized that my post help you in no way whatsoever. I just tried to take one apart and I cant find my jewlers screwdrivers.

btm4k · Post by **btm4k** » Sun Aug 04, 2002 11:11 pm

This is deffenately not a normal cable. Its almost paper thin.

jaredfogle · Post by **jaredfogle** » Sun Aug 04, 2002 11:34 pm

I still cant find my damn screwdriver. does it look etched?

i know what your talking about... are you getting a longer one so yuo can put it in a case?

btm4k · Post by **btm4k** » Mon Aug 05, 2002 12:23 am

I want a longer one so I can make pop down when you press a button.

Dont even try to understand what I just wrote. I don't think it will work. To change the subject a little, I took one end of the cable out. The thing is too hard to put back in. I'm afraid I'll break it.

NiGHTSFTP · Post by **NiGHTSFTP** » Mon Aug 05, 2002 12:26 am

[quote="btm4k"]I want a longer one so I can make pop down when you press a button.

Dont even try to understand what I just wrote. I don't think it will work. To change the subject a little, I took one end of the cable out. The thing is too hard to put back in. I'm afraid I'll break it.[/quote]

Dont grab the cable to push it in. There is like an extra little reinforced bit of plastic under the pins themselves, grab that to push it in.

btm4k · Post by **btm4k** » Mon Aug 05, 2002 12:34 am

NiGHTSFTP wrote:
btm4k wrote:I want a longer one so I can make pop down when you press a button.

Dont even try to understand what I just wrote. I don't think it will work. To change the subject a little, I took one end of the cable out. The thing is too hard to put back in. I'm afraid I'll break it.
Dont grab the cable to push it in. There is like an extra little reinforced bit of plastic under the pins themselves, grab that to push it in.

Thanks for the tip, but the plastic thing is too small. I should not have taken it out to begin with.

jaredfogle · Post by **jaredfogle** » Mon Aug 05, 2002 1:04 am

im sorry but i cant help it,

"I want a longer one so I can make pop down when you press a button"

what the hell?

i just had to comment on that

Xeaon13 · Post by **Xeaon13** » Mon Aug 05, 2002 1:24 am

Im also after a longer cable to.

btm4k · Post by **btm4k** » Mon Aug 05, 2002 1:24 am

jaredfogle wrote:im sorry but i cant help it,

"I want a longer one so I can make pop down when you press a button"

what the hell?

i just had to comment on that

Alright, I was thinking of making a door inside my PC case that pops down so its horizontal when you press a button. Then after loading the CD, you fold the door back up. Oh, I thought of an example: The drive folds down like a mailbox door.

BTW, I finally got the cable in. Thanks NiGHTS.

jaredfogle · Post by **jaredfogle** » Mon Aug 05, 2002 2:55 am

ooooohhhhh ok now i get it

Xeaon13 · Post by **Xeaon13** » Mon Aug 05, 2002 7:58 am

If you fine one please let me know. Also interested.

btm4k · Post by **btm4k** » Mon Aug 05, 2002 2:58 pm

I read somewhere that they go for about $50, which I think is rediculously expensive. Go to Ebay and get a broken DC for $5. The cable should be in there.

btm4k · Post by **btm4k** » Fri Aug 09, 2002 12:39 am

I've found that this is the same exact cable as the one for the controller ports inside the SNES. Actually, I think the SNES one is a little longer. If you swap them, you might be able to come up with some cool GD-ROM drive mods.

Xeaon13 · Post by **Xeaon13** » Fri Aug 09, 2002 12:44 am

btm4k wrote:I've found that this is the same exact cable as the one for the controller ports inside the SNES. Actually, I think the SNES one is a little longer. If you swap them, you might be able to come up with some cool GD-ROM drive mods.

Nice, have you tested it all work? I might pick up one. Please let me know

Also whats the exact length please?

btm4k · Post by **btm4k** » Fri Aug 09, 2002 2:58 am

Xeaon13 wrote:
btm4k wrote:I've found that this is the same exact cable as the one for the controller ports inside the SNES. Actually, I think the SNES one is a little longer. If you swap them, you might be able to come up with some cool GD-ROM drive mods.
Nice, have you tested it all work? I might pick up one. Please let me know Also whats the exact length please?

No, I have not tested it. However, it is the exact same as the DC one. It would work. The length is 4 inches.

diabolus · Post by **diabolus** » Fri Aug 09, 2002 3:17 am

from another thread:

the manufacturer of the dreamcast gdrom cable is printed on the cable, sumitomo. so i browsed around, and came across this:

http://www.sumitomoelectricusa.com/scri ... c/sumi.cfm

perhaps they may be of some help. another interesting thing i found out is that this same cable is also used in HP 842c printers. i'm not sure, but they may be in some dell laptops too. maybe i can find a parts dealer for one of these companies that sells the cable.

that's all i could find out, though. the best place to find these cables are broken dreamcasts, actually. i need to go to work now, but i'll continue searching for a solution. if you can, try contacting sumitomo at the address on that page, and please let us know what they say.

they're difficult to find, i've been trying. is good to know they're used in a bunch of different appliances, so maybe we could get them from say, a dell parts website or something. keep your eyes peeled. dang flimsy cables!

diabolus · Post by **diabolus** » Fri Aug 09, 2002 3:20 am

well, i completely missed the snes thing. serves me right for not reading before i posted. yes, please let us know if it will work, as well as the snes model and such.

btm4k · Post by **btm4k** » Fri Aug 09, 2002 3:30 am

diabolus wrote:well, i completely missed the snes thing. serves me right for not reading before i posted. yes, please let us know if it will work, as well as the snes model and such.

I have the older model SNES. It will work.