Extending the DVD drive power wires

[markv]

Has anyone extened the DVD drive power wires? I attempted it, but it killed the drive, not sure why. Has anyone seen a longer version of the cable?

[Arakon]

if it killed the drive, you f***ed up a 1:1 wiring job. congrats.

[rossmac18]

I've got an o2 mcxb case that's got an extended power cable so it's possible to do.  This is the tricky bit though, if you want to extend your own cable then before you begin you have to make sure you're not an idiot   Once that's out of the way it's a breeze.

[markv]

wow, thanks for all the help guys. So, I double and triple checked that each wire was correct, 1 to 1, and guess what? They are. So, then I made sure I wasn't an idiot, and it seems to be that I'm not. So, maybe you have some other great sugesstions I can look into.

Or if there is anyone on here that actually knows something, maybe you know if a run over a certain length, like my 3foot run, is loosing signal strenght, like IDE cables do?

[rossmac18]

No problem

Just out of interest... Why do you want your DVD drive 3ft from the mobo? Car Installation

If the wires are all joined correctly I can't see how it would kill the drive.  FYI my extension cable's about 1ft long and works fine.

[Arakon]

ANY wire will lose signal strength the longer it gets, due to increasing resistance.

[markv]

yeah, it's in a car. I'm mounting a mini-box under the passanger seat and the dvd drive in the dash. It's just a bit over 3ft from plug to plug. I did use a bit larger gauge wire to help with the run, but maybe it's just too long of a run.

[chickenpie]

is the drive actually killed or does it just not work with the extended wires? ive never known of extending wires to kill anything (and cant see how its possible) if you wired it correct then I would say something else caused death to your drive