VME PCI-6200 hard drive interface cable identification

Hopefully someone on this forum still uses the VME PCI-6200. I'm looking for a replacement hard drive interface cable, 50-pin female-female, connecting a 2.5" PATA hard drive to the PCI-6200 board. Does anyone know the cable standard or where a replacement can be gotten? I'm enclosing pictures and the board spec for identification purposes. Thanks!
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jambraun,
According to this website I found http://www.pc-pitstop.com/scsi_adapters/
It is an IDC 50 connector.
I briefly tried to find a retailer that sold them, but had no luck.
Best of luck!
Peter C.
Applications Engineer
National Instruments

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