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I have recently purchased an Adaptec 1742A EISA SCSI-2 controller, and plan to hook it up to a Toshiba 3401E external CD-ROM (as soon as the Toshiba comes off back-order <g>). I was having some difficulty locating the right cable for it, and thought I would share the results of my successful search. I read somewhere that Adaptec requires (or at least "strongly needs" <bg>) an Amphenol external cable. I finally tracked Amphenol down to New York, and ordered my cable from Mr. Al Diamond, phone number (607) 786-4313. For an Adaptec 1742A or 1542C, connecting to a 50-pin Centronics connector on the CD-ROM, the correct part number is 16672. The cost is about $31.00 for regular customers, $28.50 for resellers, and no tax is assessed either way. Hope this message helps those of you who need this high quality, 90 ohm impedance cable! Brian