Eeek. I never throught I'd see anyone else with one of those... That's the only CD-ROM driove I have. It is, of course, a modified CD player. The service manial (yes I have it!), doesn't list some components in the parts list, I think you're supposed to deduce what audio player is much the same and get the bits for that! Anyway, the cable is, I am pretty sure, straioght-through (DA15-P to DA15-S). Whwether there's anything odd about the cable itsself I don't know, The signals are all differential RS422-level things (26LS31 drives, 26LS32 receivers), so twisted pair cable wouldn't be a bad idea. -tony