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one thing to note, you MUST attach the sockets to the ata FIRST when installing this mod. i broke one of the supporting cross brackets of the long legged socket when pushing it into the mainboard first. superglue fixed the break but i thought i'd save others the headache.
So basically, after cutting the pins, mount the sockets on the ATA... then to insert the ATA into the mainboard push the longest pins in first, making sure they go into the mainboard correctly (one pin tried to go the wrong side of the clips in the socket first time around for me), then work your way back to the shortest pins, checking and double checking as you go.
it will require some force so make sure you've got lots of firm support under the mainboard.
once you get this baby in and seated, you wont be getting it out in a hurry LOL i bent a few pins while prising it from the mainboard for the photos after testing the ata first.
the great news is, a CF card that refused to run in anything faster than PIO3 (would crash the whole system on anything higher just by opening a folder) now works in PIO4... it worked also in PIO5 without a crash until i tried to copy a large file... so i think the square pins actually give WAY better contact than the round pins.
as a side note it's sort of ironic that the square pins are better, having fried my last mainboard when trying to change to roundpin. i'd have only have had to change back again for this mod. LOL
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