@KennyR
On top of that, it might be better sticking to normal ribbon IDE cables rather than cylindrical ones. They might allow better airflow, but apparently there's a lot of crosstalk.
It might depend on the quality of the cable. I can't say I've ever had any problems whatsoever with mine.
...or it could be an urban myth. A lot of these tend to be spread about when so called engineers don't know what's wrong but want to seem knowledgeable.
:-P
P.S. Actually, see Argo's reply. That looks closest to the truth to me.
