Soundblaster X-Fi Platinum - Drive Bay ribbon cable replacement?

Hi all, I searched on this topic, but couldn't find anything that answered this question.
Is it possible to replace this ugly, grey ribbon cable with an IDE ?Round cable? Or does Creative have a replacement cable that is sleeved and rounded? This **bleep** cable is the only thing I can't di'vert out of the way in my case (due to length) and it's somewhat obstructing my intake airflow in.
I already tried using a rounded IDE cable, but the pins holes don't match up with the X-Fi pins.
Thank for any help, all. ?

Why are you worring about conecting to the MB. You simply run the included ribbon cable from the X-fi to the bay and connect pwr to the bay itself not the card. Thats all there is to it

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