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SubjectRe: [PATCH] Override 80-wire cable detection for Toshiba S1800-814
Al Boldi wrote:
> Alan Cox wrote:
>>> Wow! I have been running 80wire cable detection override on 40wire
>>> cables for quite some time without any problem, but I never thought it
>>> to be legal if the 40wire cable length is short enough.
>> Yes.
>>
>>> How short does it have to be, and can't we have a kernel bootparm to
>>> override the cable detection?
>> For most users the goal should be to automate behaviour. It should just
>> work.
>
> What's the max length of a 40wire cable to sustain 80wire cable
> characteristics?

This is normally only the case on a laptop, where the cable is
essentially just a tiny stub between the motherboard and the drive. I
suspect this is something that the system manufacturer has to validate
works properly, more than any hard and fast limit.

For a normal desktop PC, it would be far better to just use an 80-wire
cable.

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