P180 original: How to hide cables?

[Nocturnal]

I know the updated versions of the P180 have the holes where you can run your cables through. For someone who wasn't as lucky enough as to have purchased it at a later date, how would I go about hiding the cables?

This is what it looks like now:

http://www.supz.net/images/p1801.gif
http://www.supz.net/images/p1802.gif

 

[SOSTrooper]

http://forums.anandtech.com/me...id=37&threadid=1846069

The OP in that thread also has a P180, he did a good job cleaning up the cables. You just need planning, measuring, folding, routing, stuffing, and tying them up. It took me over an hour to do my cables on my P180 (but I have P182 interior).

 

[swtethan]

behind upper HDD cage

 

[swtethan]

http://img.photobucket.com/alb...wtethan/IMG_0102-1.jpg

 

[Kromis]

Originally posted by: swtethan
http://img.photobucket.com/alb...wtethan/IMG_0102-1.jpg

DAMN DUDE! YOUR HOUSE IS PIMPIN!

 

[Capt Caveman]

Dremel or similar tool to cut slots out of the motherboard tray like the P182.

 

[CraKaJaX]

There are a LOT of threads on this from way back when the P180 came out. I had a huge thread myself. Give the forums a search and I'm sure they will come up.

 

[abhong]

get yourself a pack of plastic ties, a permanent marker and work on the back side of your MB tray and mark where you need to put holes and size of holes.

i just worked on my Lian Li PC-V1000B case and i basically did the same thing, except i needed to use the Dremel to make the holes big enough for the USB headers and such.

Power Cables can be pulled from back too but it is thick so you need to be careful.

i will try to post some pics later...

 

[swtethan]

Originally posted by: Kromis

Originally posted by: swtethan
http://img.photobucket.com/alb...wtethan/IMG_0102-1.jpg

DAMN DUDE! YOUR HOUSE IS PIMPIN!

oh, our cabinet? ill show you....


http://i19.tinypic.com/6gb5lyd.jpg



come over for a drin, we got some blue, gold, black, red label johnny walker

 

[MDE]

Put your hard drives in the lower cage, it'll help clean up a lot of that mess. Try plugging the rear and top case fans into the same plug as your CD\DVD drive too.