[rich82fox]

hi

mu ata cable that came with my ide controller card has some slight indents/scratches on it-only very small

but

I was wondering could this effect the performance of a hard drive when connected?

rich

[seanc]

I don't think so but it might.
You can always replace it. They're very cheap.

[bowwowman]

only if the indents were deep enough to crimp or actually break the wires inside the cable. That would cause rather major problems.