40 vs 80 wire IDE cables for CD drives

I understand there are issues using 80 wire IDE cables for CD burners. It is suppose to be well known, but I haven't run into this yet or have seen any threads on the subject. What is the deal, is there issues and what?.

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I understand there are issues using 80 wire IDE cables for CD burners. It is suppose to be well known, but I haven't run into this yet or have seen any threads on the subject.
 
What is the deal, is there issues and what?

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Can't see why there would be problems using an 80-wire cable...the additional 40 wires are only there to cut down on cross-talk. It's not as though they're connected to anything... ;(
 
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