Can I use any PCI Cable with my Digi 001 + card?

[thehumanshield01]

Hi, I recently purchased a Digi 001 with PCI card, but I have no cable to connect the two. The cable from Digi is $50! Can I go to CompUSA or somewhere and buy a compatible cable, or is it necessary to buy the Digidesign one? Thanks!

[homershines]

This is from an old DUC post....

<<<< So, I did a little hunting online and ID'd the connector on the Digi001 I/O cable as a rare SCSI-2 connector known as a "micro-centronics 50" (sometimes called a "mini-centronics" or a "HPCN50"). More surfing turned up CS Electronics, a supplier of custom cables in Irvine, CA. For $47.50, they made me a 10-foot replacement cable, which I had in my hands within 48 hours!! Great quality, too.

Have been using it with my Digi001 with no ill effects or timing errors. Don't know if cable lengths longer than 10' would cause the problems that Digi cautions against but, for me, it was worth the shot and it paid off -- no thanks to DigiDesign.
Contact CS Electronics at (949) 475-9100, or [email protected]. >>>>

Check it out.

Peace.